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The Essay

Roald Dahl at 100

Episode 1: Frank Cottrell Boyce on flying and myth-making

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the myth Dahl constructed out of his near-fatal plane crash during the Second World War and how the writer so perceptively captured a child's-eye view. Show more

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