“Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”-Roald Dahl
In this episode, Phoebe and I discuss the wonderful, wacky and sometimes wicked world of Roald Dahl's stories, and we look to Chesterton to see how we should approach humour from a Christian perspective. Many thanks to Fr. Conor McDonough for the advice.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson
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Works mentioned (all by Roald Dahl unless otherwise stated):
Matilda
The BFG
George Marvellous Medicine
The Witches
The Twits
Roald Dahl Audiobook set 1
Roald Dahl Audiobook set 2
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Illustrators: Quentin Blake, Tony Ross
Marget Talbot, The New Yorker, "The Candy Man, Why children love Roald Dahl’s stories—and many adults don’t."
Matilda the Musical
Matilda (1996 film)
G.K. Chesterton on Fairytales: “The Red Angel,” Tremendous Trifles
Chesterton on Vulgar Jokes
G.K. Chesterton "On Mr. McCabe and a Divine Frivolity"
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Jen Campbell, The Importance of Seeing Yourself in Media
Chesterton on Puritanism, Illustrated London News
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent "World Book Day 2019: Roald Dahl's 10 best children's books, from Matilda to The Twits"
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe:
My Neighbour Totoro
Rachel:
Elizabeth Lev talk: Behind the Veil of the Sistine Chapel
How Catholic Art Saved the Faith by Elizabeth Lev
