Jeremy Dyson on the delicious lure of Dahl's adult fiction
Screenwriter Jeremy Dyson remembers his ten-year-old self's discovery of Dahl's short stories for adults.
To celebrate the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth Jeremy Dyson remembers his ten-year-old self and the day he discovered Dahl's short stories for adults. The deliciously dark lure of that first encounter has never left him. In his essay he reflects on Dahl's storytelling genius and its influence on his own writing. Jeremy Dyson is a screenwriter and with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith created The League of Gentlemen.
Written and read by Jeremy Dyson.
Produced by Justine Willett.
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- Tue 12 Jul 2016 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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