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Fact check: Image of statue resembling Jimmy Savile was generated by AI

Synthetic picture does not show a real statue and was never intended to resemble children’s author Roald Dahl.

Evening Standard

Watch: First look at Sainsbury’s Christmas 2024 advert as Roald Dahl character takes centre stage

This is the first look at Sainsbury’s 2024 Christmas advert.

The Independent UK

Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert 2024: A cosy dose of the feels with the Big Friendly Giant

4/5 Precision levels of nostalgia let this genuinely heartwarming tale of a fictional character touch on real issues with grace

Evening Standard

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Roald Dahl favourite takes centre stage in first Christmas 2024 advert

A well-known friendly giant appears in the Sainsbury’s car park in search of some festive help

The Independent UK

‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing – as much-loved movies including Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and Blade Runner have proved

The Guardian - UK

The 32 greatest Anne Hathaway movies

She's been Jane Austen and assistants, Catwoman and con artists

Total Film

Tim Burton says it’s ‘really wrong’ to remove offensive language from Roald Dahl books

Director said you could ‘get rid of everybody if you really wanted to’

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13 parent-approved Halloween movies — no nightmares guaranteed

From gentle witches to friendly ghosts, discover 11 Halloween films that balance spooky fun with family-friendly entertainment for all ages.

Tom’s Guide

OPINION - When I met Roald Dahl, he said antisemitic things — but the campaign to cancel him is wrong

Many years ago I was a theatre critic, and over the years I’ve seen and written about plays of all sorts, from the powerful and provocative to the bland and banal. But I’ve never experienced the strange, eerie, even disturbing emotions that occurred recently when hearing my own name repeated…

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: Giant; Roots; Look Back in Anger – review

John Lithgow as Roald Dahl towers over Nicholas Hytner’s production of an extraordinary debut play; Morfydd Clark finds her voice in a Wesker revival; and a John Osborne staging is a step backward

The Guardian - UK

Giant at the Royal Court review: shocking, challenging Roald Dahl play is spectacularly good

Mark Rosenblatt’s fearless script is one thing, but the play about the author’s vile antisemitism is made extraordinary by the performances, led by John Lithgow

Evening Standard

Giant – exploration of Roald Dahl and antisemitism that speaks to our times

Sophisticated play melds fact with fiction in its dramatisation of a scandalous moment in the author’s life

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m an ordinary man who plays crazy parts’: John Lithgow on tackling Roald Dahl

When John Lithgow got the role of author and antisemite Roald Dahl, friends feared for his safety. He reveals why he’s never been one to shy from a challenge

The Guardian - UK

Best toys to gift for Christmas 2024 that kids will love, from Jellycat to Sylvanian Families

Endless fun beyond Christmas morning

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Nothing But the Best review – raffish Alan Bates comedy is a time capsule of 60s London

Millicent Martin and Denholm Elliott also star in Clive Donner’s 1964 satire on class, filled with macabre twists

Evening Standard

Roald Dahl's grandson beaten up by pickpocketing gang after tackling thief on Westminster Bridge

Ned Donovan, a Met special constable, was attacked as he challenged thief he noticed was trying to steal from a tourist

The Guardian - UK

‘People came just to see how awful it was’: from Wonkaland to Fyre, the inside story of festivals so bad they went viral

The sad Oompa-Loompa at Wonkaland, an elf at a low-rent British Lapland, the DJ who tried to save Blobbyland, and a fixer at the ill-fated Fyre festival reveal what happened next

Evening Standard

Anthony Horowitz: I'm thinking about quitting children's books over censorship

Anthony Horowitz is one of our most successful authors, but he is not sure if he can continue to write children’s books because of attacks on artistic freedom, he tells Anna Davis

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Anne Hathaway's best and worst films, from The Devil Wears Prada to The Princess Diaries

The 41-year-old Oscar-winner has starred in dozens of brilliant and hilarious films over the last 20 years

TechRadar

Netflix just revealed lots of great animated movies and TV shows – here are 5 I’m most excited for

Netflix has confirmed some exciting new additions to their animated slate in its latest Next on Netflix guide.

The Guardian - UK

Netflix released Takashi Miike’s new film without telling anyone. Please stop doing this!

Lumberjack the Monster, the Japanese director’s long-awaited return to out-and-out horror is a huge event. So why has it been noiselessly launched into oblivion?

Evening Standard

Best illustrated children's books of all time to inspire young minds

Discover some of the best illustrated children's books that continue to enchant young readers today, from timeless classics to contemporary favourites

The Guardian - UK

Greg James apologises for suggestion a glass eye would make Roald Dahl Twit disgusting

Promotional video for a Twits spin-off book by broadcaster and his colleague Chris Smith is criticised by charity for the blind

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Creating a whole world with Jellyfish Pictures

New creative director Archie Donato discusses the VFX and animation studio’s philosophy, leading a team, and the joy of creativity.

The Guardian - UK

Violence never far away in Christine and Ian Rawle’s relationship

Devon couple made five reports about each other to police before they had even begun the marriage that ended in his stabbing

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