Thrillmaker - a chat with Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was interviewed by Petter Wallace during a visit to Norway in 1985 while shooting the documentary Way North - Five Norwegian artists. Dahl talks about how he came into writing, his writing techniques, daily life at Gypsy House in Great Missenden and about his close but somewhat troubled relationship with Norway.
Produced by PPS AS.

[@alinabezrukavaja3397]

I've read so many books in my life and my native language is Russian, people who know Russian literature could understand me. I was born in 1983 , since I've studied how to read I sarted my long trip in searching the best writer for me! And now, at the age of 38 I found him! It's Roald Dahl!

[@nathalievandenbergh9587]

Thank you to the person who was put this interview on youtube. He is the man who made me fall in love with reading. Such a terrible loss for literature. It is a wonderful thought so many generations will keep on enjoying his stories for ever.

[@uncontrollable343]

All them amazing stories from just one man and his pencil. It just amazes me.

[@Omegaspeedmaster69]

Even when he talks,he is so descriptive and is easy to follow with the imagination.

[@saymyname218]

A fascinating man....I would give anything just to chat with him .

[@carolinependleton8445]

Me too.

[@gaibarrett752]

Thank you so much for putting this beautiful interview of Mr. Dahl available n for putting it together. Love all his Stories including the ones I read to my grandchildren over the years. Loved listening to him.. felt like he was telling the Interviewer a story..he is good. God bless Mr Dahl n.. thank you all who are involved.

[@sob4957]

Nostaligic. Marvellous interview to watch and share with my son who loves Dahl.

[@kennedy20007]

We love him dearly!

[@juliavilla8088]

I Love him too!!

[@carlitocool8393]

He is by far my favorite children's book author. I read all his stories when I was a kid and I was particularly enamored with The Witches. The book was scary to me as a kid and the film by Nicolas Roeg, is one of my all-time favorite films. I absolutely adore the Witches.

[@pingxu4576]

His adventure life experience made him a very special observed man.

[@SIRHOPES]

thank you for posting this

[@SIRHOPES]

Brilliant interview. Thank you

[@csf279]

Thank you for Posting!

[@Boszka13]

Thank you

[@annangel4828]

That was marvelous! Thanks!

[@cathalgorham1104]

Brilliant!!

[@slowfreak3718]

Прекрасно! Благодаря!!!

[@Unknown-th8hx]

A remarkable man

[@DD-jb1lq]

So inspiring

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Interesting life starting with his RAF career. I thought that was courageous. Great author but he did and said some things that make me wonder about his character I'm discovering.

[@irishelk3]

That was great.

[@evansclan4eva49]

I loved that he spoke his mind and didn’t give two figs.

[@carolinependleton8445]

My favourite children's author.

[@D4n1t0o]

I dated a distant relative of his as a teen. That Norwegian blood ran true - she outgrew me within a year! Became very tall 😅

[@More_Row]

You did what

[@D4n1t0o]

@@More_Row Dated a distant relative of his when I was a teenager?

[@More_Row]

Oh yeah, sorry misunderstanding@@D4n1t0o

[@shahinrezashuvo3954]

i love his novel

[@timelordvictorious]

He would hate the morden day .A gentleman of another time.

[@catsmas1]

Ok, I’m here!

[@kelman727]

He rarely rewrote a book six times. He resented it each time his editors politely suggested that Matilda and the BFG (his best) needed more work, but they were right.

[@Fartman3000]

Top bloke

[@md.akteruzzaman60]

I read Charlie and the chocolate factory book and I read in class three and the story amazing.

[@samreenmahmud4054]

Do u go to scholastica?

[@md.akteruzzaman60]

Yeah I go. And I'm using my dad's account

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Where does he talk about his relationship with Norway? That's the only reason I clicked.

[@alhazed]

Thank you! What was that composition at the beginning of the interview please?

[@pewalla]

Library music - so long ago that I dont have record of where it came from.

[@alhazed]

Ah ok, thank you anyway. Great upload!

[@amelsafta6168]

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[@AndresFnt]

I liked this guy more when he was a mystery to me. After hearing, seeing, and reading about the man behind the books he seems so terribly normal to me now.

[@taylor.rafferty]

How did Dahl develop the upper class accent? I thought he was of working class stock. Is that just how all children were instructed to speak in boarding schools?

[@colmkelly5547]

Read Boy and Going Solo by him. Or there is a wonderful audio book done in a BBC play you could look for and listen. His father was quite successful and they were not working class. Changes nothing wonderful man and a very interesting life.

[@anonymoussaga8723]

He was born in and grew up in Wales until he was nine and presumably had a Welsh accent at the time (although his family spoke Norwegian around the house in his early years). I think that he developed the upper class accent because that was the only English accent he had any exposure to from the time he went to boarding school.

[@shahinrezashuvo3954]

charlie and the choclate factory

[@karinhelleryogadance3182]

1

[@vichea.2asian]

Who here because of school?

[@jaxonb.7620]

me

[@vichea.2asian]

@@jaxonb.7620 same

[@bus8089]

i will kiss you in the lips

[@md.akteruzzaman60]

Me

[@naushabahaque4469]

I would love to interveiw Talor Alison Swift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aleks4307]

He was having an affair while his wife was very ill. When his daughter found out she was fourteen Dahl gave her an ultimatum, ‘You can tell your mother and tear the family apart or you can keep the secret’ - Quite an evil act

[@More_Row]

He also saved his son collaborating with neurosurgeons and probably funding to invent a device to drain fluid from his son’s brain . A shunt-that is still saving people. As always humans are enigmatic

[@James18925]

Abusive and violent

[@imochonai5723]

Why are you ghey?

[@James18925]

What does this mean

[@charliedrosario999]

I do believe he is the most overrated man in the bluddy world.

[@justinedse8435]

@charliedrosario999 And you use words like bluddy. I rest my case.