Fantastic Mr Dahl
Alan Yentob explores the magical and mysterious world of the best-selling children's author Roald Dahl to discover what made him such a great storyteller. This intimate portrait has exclusive access to his personal archive and features interviews with members of his immediate family, including his widow, Felicity, his first wife, the actress Patricia Neal, his children Tessa, Theo and Ophelia, and his granddaughter, the model Sophie Dahl.
Primary Title
- Fantastic Mr Dahl
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 17 February 2011
Start Time
- 16 : 29
Finish Time
- 17 : 29
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Alan Yentob explores the magical and mysterious world of the best-selling children's author Roald Dahl to discover what made him such a great storyteller. This intimate portrait has exclusive access to his personal archive and features interviews with members of his immediate family, including his widow, Felicity, his first wife, the actress Patricia Neal, his children Tessa, Theo and Ophelia, and his granddaughter, the model Sophie Dahl.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Dahl, Roald
- Novelists, English--20th century--Biopic
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Hosts
- Alan Yentob (Presenter)
Contributors
- Roald Dahl (Subject)
- Quentin Blake (Interviewee)
- Sophie Dahl (Interviewee)
- Ophelia Dahl (Interviewee)
- Tessa Dahl (Interviewee)
- Theo Dahl (Interviewee)
- Mentorn Oxford (Production Unit)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
- John Bridcut (Director)
- 99174345614002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Dahl, Roald
- Novelists, English--20th century--Biopic