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Roald Dahl

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Adaptations of hilarious and horrific fantasy tales by the classic children's author.

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Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Chris Emmett

Worried his baby daughter isn’t thriving, beekeeper Albert Taylor devises an effective way to make her grow. Stars Chris Emmett.

Meet beekeeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel. Worried that their newborn daughter isn't eating properly, Albert starts giving her royal jelly - a highly nutritious substance fed by bees to the larvae of their queens. 

The baby starts to put on weight. But Mabel begins to notice other changes too…

Five classic tales by Roald Dahl starring Charles Dance as the urbane Storyteller and Chris Emmett as Albert. 

Taken from the anthology, Kiss, Kiss. Bizarre and amusing by turns, these black comedies are justly famous for their surprise endings. They show Dahl at the height of his powers as a writer of adult fiction, and are characterised by their deliciously cynical view of human nature and the relish with which they punish the charlatans, bullies and schemers who inhabit their world.

Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.

Storyteller....Charles Dance
Albert.....Chris Emmett
Mabel.....Rachel Atkins

Director: David Blount

A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2011.

Roald Dahl: Kiss Kiss

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Charles Dance is the urbane storyteller for five classic tales by Roald Dahl.

Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane storyteller in dramatisations of five classic tales by Roald Dahl

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