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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Hugh Laurie
Duration 45m
What else could a giraffe with an extending neck, a pelican with an expanding Beak, and an athletic little monkey be but `The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company?' When this trio are invited to clean all 677 windows belonging to the Duke of Hampshire, it is no wonder that they have adventures.
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Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Ian Craig
Duration 3h
A memoir of Roald Dahl's childhood containing some hilariously true stories, such as the great mouse plot of 1924, when an eight year old Dahl and his gobstopper-loving friends took a just revenge on the disgusting sweetshop owner Mrs Pratchett. Dahl also recounts the deaths of his father and his sister within the space of a few short weeks, the ca...
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Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 6h 42m
A collection of short stories to startle, surprise and satisfy. How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million pounds? A recommended text for GCSE English.
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The Great Automatic Grammatizator
Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Nicholas Courtney
Duration 10h
Bizarre, amusing and grotesque, these tales enter the unexpected world of Dahl. They illustrate the different lives that people lead: a life of chance, of risk and of plain bad luck. The stories are specially chosen for teenagers to introduce them to Dahl's work for adults. The stories included are: 'Katina', 'Man from the South', 'Mrs Bixby and th...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephen Thorne
Duration 2h 20m
Things are not what they seem - turtles, fingersmiths, the Mildenhall treasure, even a man who could see with his eyes closed. Everyday life is twisted into powerful and sometimes terrifying fantasies in these seven sinister, macabre and wholly unexpected short stories.
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Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Quentin Blake
Duration 40m
A shy man, Mr Hoppy has only the courage for polite conversation with Mrs Silver, as she tends her pet tortoise Alfie, on the balcony below. But, when he learns that her dearest wish is for Alfie to grow bigger, he hatches a plan involving a giant pair of metal claws and 140 tortoises.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Eric Idle
Duration 3h 15m
Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky children. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate await - Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his.
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Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Jeff Bellamy
Duration 54m
Matilda is a very clever little girl, but her terrible parents don't like her, and her head teacher, Miss Trunchbull, is very frightening. She isn't very happy. Then one day Matilda starts moving things with her eyes, and after that she isn't afraid of anybody!
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Author: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephen Fry
Duration 25m
The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!
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