Roald Dahl's beloved children's books have been scrubbed by "sensitivity experts" in order to ensure they hold up for more progressive modern-day readers. AP Leading the criticism on Monday was ...
Roald Dahl’s books have captured the hearts of children — and adults — for generations. His imaginative stories have made way for many popular movies. You may not even know that a handful of your ...
Greg James has issued an apology after he and Chris Smith made an “ableist” comment about Mrs Twit’s glass eye in a promotional video for their new Roald Dahl spin-off book. The pair have written The ...
It’s just a fact that, for all their wonder and whimsy, Roald Dahl‘s children’s books can be terrifying. The heroine of Matilda, abandoned to a strict school by uncaring parents, must survive the ...
Matilda the Musical has finally landed on Netflix, giving a whole new audience the chance to experience the feel-good, inspiring, and hilarious adaptation of the stage show. The show itself is based ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and Fantastic Mr. Fox are among the texts that received changes Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE ...
The mean-spirited children’s books of Roald Dahl have, rather oddly, become indelible classics. That’s probably because Dahl — a former British espionage agent, and writer of even grimmer short ...
After a week of heated debate over changes to the Dahl canon, children’s book consultants Inclusive Minds, which suggested the sensitivity changes, insists it does "not edit or rewrite text." By Seth ...
The Roald Dahl Story Company began work on the new editions before being acquired by Netflix. This past weekend, anti-“cancel culture” activists got new ammunition after British newspaper The ...
The decision to replace several words, chiefly related to characters’ appearances or attributes, in some Roald Dahl books, sparked off a spirited debate, with many stridently opposing the measure as ...