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BIZARRE: 9 - What They Never Told You

Wes Anderson says Netflix was ‘perfect’ place to release forthcoming short as it’s ‘not a real movie’

‘Do you think Wes knows how much he just insulted Netflix?’ one person asked

The Independent UK

Nancy Mitford novel The Pursuit of Love to be reissued with new ‘trigger warning’

New edition of the 1945 book warns readers of ‘prejudices’ depicted within its pages

The Independent UK

Edinburgh getting free open air cinema showing classic films and new releases

Following immense popularity the first time around, Square Cinema's free open air cinema is set to return to St Andrew Square in Edinburgh at the end of this month.

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New Quentin Blake art trail is set to draw half-term visitors to WWT Washington

The wildlife centre has launched a trail featuring some never-before-seen drawings by the famous Roald Dahl artist

Chronicle Live

The Enormous Crocodile among latest Roald Dahl books to be adapted for stage

Roald Dahl Story Company announces new shows, including a large-scale circus and a reading of The Magic Finger

The Guardian - UK

The 100 greatest children’s books of all time, according to the BBC

Philip Pullman, CS Lewis and Roald Dahl feature in top 10

The Independent UK

BBC names 100 greatest children’s books of all time

Philip Pullman, CS Lewis and Roald Dahl feature in top 10

The Independent UK

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Wonka: An Updated Cast List For Timothée Chalamet's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Prequel

Timothée Chalamet will star in Wonka as the titular candy maker, leading an impressive cast for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel.

Cinemablend

Mem Fox's book Guess What? reportedly included in controversial 'book ban' in Florida

Renowned children's author Mem Fox says a message from her literary agent that one of her books had been banned in the US state of Florida made her "howl with laughter".

ABC News

Tom Hanks slams the ‘woke’ trend of rewritting classic books for ‘modern sensitivities’

The Forrest Gump ctor said he will boycott the edited copies

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais has 'worst 8 hours of his life' as he's struck by severe illness

Ricky Gervais has taken to Twitter to complain of the worst illness of his life, and in his classic style explicit style, sharing the details of his ordeal with his millions of followers

Daily Mirror

‘Unproblematic people don’t age’ reflects the stupidest kind of beauty standard

No, Anne Hathaway doesn’t look eternally ageless because she’s ‘morally pure’, writes Eloise Hendy, and saying so is just more proof that – when it comes to ageing in the public eye – we still don’t know what we’re talking about

The Independent UK

TV tonight: how to watch (or avoid) the coronation of King Charles III

Kirsty Young is on hosting duties for a full day of coverage. Plus: more than one mystery is solved in Magpie Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Review: I took my five-year-old to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Cardiff and she was blown away by a world of pure imagination

Roald Dahl's fantastical story has come home to it's authors birthplace

Wales Online

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The Guardian - UK

Still: A Michael J Fox Movie to Matilda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The Back to the Future star is funny, engaging and incredibly candid about living with Parkinson’s. Plus the classic tale of the girl who moves things with her mind

The Independent UK

40 best books to read before you die, from Wolf Hall to Wuthering Heights

Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read

The Guardian - US

Texas school district scraps James and the Giant Peach trips over cross-gender casting

Trips to see play at Houston’s Main Street Theater cancelled over ‘concerns raised about age-appropriateness of the performance’

The Independent UK

Tim Minchin says editing texts is a ‘slippery slope problem’ in wake of Roald Dahl debate

Musician composed the stage adaptation of ‘Matilda’, originally based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book

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Tim Minchin: ‘Politics affects my mental health … I feel gaslit’

He’s the anarchic comedian behind the musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day. He talks about dashed Hollywood hopes, the dangers of modernising Roald Dahl and feeling out of step with his progressive fanbase

The Guardian - UK

Tim Minchin says editing Roald Dahl’s books ‘a slippery slope’

Comedian behind Matilda musical says texts would need to be repeatedly updated to keep up with modern sensibilities

Wales Online

Jacob Rees Mogg 'destroyed' by Marina Purkiss in interview where 'threshold for bulls**t couldn't be lower'

'Do you believe your lies? You never say 'Do you know what, I told you everything would be ok and it's not'

The Week

Judy Blume: the US tween writer finally hitting the big screen

More than half a century after being written, Judy Blume’s Are you there God? It’s me Margaret is finally hitting the big screen.

PC Gamer

Mega Man re-releases add warning about 'insensitive cultural depictions' but leave the games unchanged

The offending content remains and some of it is… not great.

Wales Online

This is where some of the greatest Welsh people of all time are buried

The final resting places of some Welsh figures might surprise you

WhatToWatch

Beloved Roald Dahl movie Matilda a popular rewatch on Netflix

Netflix subscribers have been enjoying the 1996 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda since it launched on the streaming service.

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