Last updated: 20 October 2009
The Cardiff-born best-selling author of children's books including The BFG, The Witches and Matilda.
Ophelia Dahl on her father's writing
Roald Dahl's daughter Ophelia talks of how some of her father's most famous works had their origins in popularity amongst her school friends' demands for his stories.
Dahl's wives on meeting the author
Roald Dahl's first wife Patricia Neal and second wife Felicity Dahl speak about their first encounters with the author.
Roald Dahl's school days
Roald Dahl's daughter Ophelia recalls her father's time at Llandaff Cathedral School in Cardiff and first wife Patricia Neal reflects on Dahl's time at boarding school in Weston-super-Mare.
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