Frank Delaney meets Roald Dahl, the prolific author of such beloved children’s classics as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, Matilda, and The Witches.

Roald Dahl recalls how his writing career began and how he transitioned from short stories for adults into children’s literature. He demonstrates the writing routine which he performs – in a messy little hut at the bottom of his garden – for four and a half hours every day. What makes a good children’s book?

This clip is from Pebble Mill, originally broadcast 18 October, 1982.

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