BBC interviews with Roald Dahl

Dahl (1916 - 1990) recorded these interviews for the BBC in 1988, two years before he died. He was 71 at the time. Julia Eccleshare was the interviewer.

Listen to extracts from the interviews here.

For even more amazing interviews from the master of storytelling and voice, check out the official Roald Dahl website (once there click on Roald Dahl)

BONUS: Various random Dahl facts (which one isn't true?):
he was a spy
he worked for Shell
he could speak Swahili
favorite music: Beethoven
favorite TV prog