Roald Dahl

One woman who knows all about banned books, and the attention they inadvertently draw, is Dr Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare studies at Oxford University. She's the author of Portable Magic: A… Audio

Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified? Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new study which describes a potential way to test for Covid that uses a smartphone and gives results in 30 minutes. Soothing words and… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking at the author Roald Dahl. September the 13th marks the birth of Roald Dahl in 1916. One of… Audio

The work of Roald Dahl is being given an orchestral twist by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this weekend. Revolting Rhymes and music from Matilda will be performed by Elise McCann. She answers a… Video

Roald Dahl stories seem, if anything, even more popular since he died, and they're used by NZ educators. Audio

Children’s literature - from fairy tales to Harry Potter - has used food and disgust to teach children about cultural acceptability, pop culture professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell says.  Audio

Soon - depending on whether your idea of hell or heaven is hundreds of kids performing musical theatre - the Aotea Centre in Auckland will either be an incredibly joyous place to be, or the place to… Audio, Gallery

The Royal Shakespeare Company took a punt on Roald Dahl’s much loved story Matilda by commissioning Australian composer and lyricist Tim Minchin to turn it into a magical musical in which children… Audio

With Steven Spielberg’s The BFG in cinemas this week, Dan Slevin chats to Afternoons’ Jesse Mulligan about the history of Roald Dahl adaptations on the big screen. Video, Audio