Chocolates, giants and peaches. Parts 1, 2 and 3

Roald Dahl, recorded live at the Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne, talks about his writing and reads aloud from his own books, including Revolting Rhymes”, “BFG”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Matilda and “Dirty Beasts”.

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Credits

producer/director

Lily Steiner

production company

Statewide School Support

Victoria. Ministry of Education

Duration

01:09:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302963

Language

English

Subject categories

Literature → Children's literature

Literature → Dahl, Roald, 1916-

People → Dahl, Roald, 1916-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Collected

3 times

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Australia, 1989