Boy & Going Solo
BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas

Ok, so this is my second attempt and the review better not be lost again. Grrr. So what to say about this great dramatisation? First of all, there are two books that were adapted here: 1) Boy - in which Roald (named after Roald Amundsen, the famous explorer after whom the Amundsen Scott Base in Antarc......more

This is overall an extremely interesting book. Being an auto-biography I initially thought this book would just be a list of events of Roald Dahl's Life but with a more professional flare. I was right however that being said, Dahl's life is extremely interesting and his previous experiences were ama......more

Oh, I cried, and I will cry every time I read or listen to this! Roald Dahl is ,for me, the very reason reading became a very important part of my life, and these stories of his life are just brilliant.......more

Brilliant. Dahl is witty, observant and wicked. These books are written for children and adults with Dahl's trademark style of simple language, complex meaning and lashings og humour. There is a timeless appeal to these books. I loved his childrens books as a child and for reading to my children so......more

I have read this book for my seven-year-old son. I found it interesting, as I am very found in the author. However, my son has found it a little odd and a bit boring. The way how children were treated at schools in the past was cruel and uneven.......more