Patricia and Arun look back at both adaptations of the 1982 book The BFG. One is done by the British animation studio Cosgrove Hall in 1989 and the other is done by Disney and directed by Steven Spielberg in 2016.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the first adaptation based on Roald Dahl's work, the 1965 war/suspense film 36 Hours based on his 1944 short story Beware of the Dog.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory based on the 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1989 TV movie from Thames Television called Danny the Champion of the World based on the 1975 book of the same name.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1989 TNT TV movie Breaking Point which is a remake to the 1965 war thriller 36 Hours, which was based on a 1944 short story called Beware of the Dog.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1990 film The Witches based on the 1983 book of the same name starring Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Charlie Potter, Anjelica Huston, and Rowan Atkinson.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia, Arun, and special guest James Daniel Walsh from Manic Expression discuss about the 1995 anthology comedy film Four Rooms.
Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1995 BBC TV special Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood based on the 1982 book Revolting Rhymes, a series of different interpretations of classic fairy tales.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia, Arun, and special guest Eli "The Hero of Tomorrow" Stone discuss about the 1996 animated Disney film James and the Giant Peach based on the 1961 book of the same name.
In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1996 live action film Matilda based on the 1988 book of the same name.
Patricia, Arun, and special guest Eli "TheHeroOfTomorrow" Stone discuss about the 2009 stop motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox based on the 1970 book of the same name co-written and directed by Wes Anderson
Patricia, Arun, and special guest Eli "TheHeroofTomorrow" Stone discuss about the 2016 BBC two-part animated TV movie Revolting Rhymes based on the 1982 book of the same name.
Patricia, Arun, and special guests Eli "The Hero of Tomorrow" Stone, Jim Bevan, and James "Jaimetud" Sullivan discuss about the 2017 direct to DVD animated film Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.
Patricia, Arun, and special guests Jim Bevan and James "Jaimetud" Sullivan discuss about the 2020 film Roald Dahl's The Witches, which is based on the 1982 book The Witches.