Timelines

This timeline contains all information about Roald Dahl’s life, the books he wrote, and movies, television shows, and theater productions he was involved in. It continues past his death to the present day (since new Dahl works are still being released).

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1981

The Patricia Neal Story

December 8, 1981 – The Patricia Neal Story (TV movie) premieres on television.

1982

The BFG and Revolting Rhymes

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982
Jonathan Cape, 1982
1983

The Witches, Dirty Beasts, and Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983
Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1983

1983

Remarriage

Roald divorces Patricia Neal and marries Felicity Crosland on November 17.

1984

Boy – Tales of Childhood

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1984
1985

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Jonathan Cape, 1985
1986

Going Solo, Completely Unexpected Tales, Two Fables, The Roald Dahl Omnibus

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986
Penguin, 1986
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1986
Dorset Press, 1986
1987

“The Bookseller”

January 1987 – “The Bookseller” is published in Playboy magazine.

1988

Matilda, Ah Sweet Mystery of Life

Viking, 1988

1988

“The Surgeon”

January 1988 – “The Surgeon” is published in Playboy magazine.

1988

“Death in the Square: A Christmas Mystery in Four Parts”

December 24, 1988 – “Death in the Square: A Christmas Mystery in Four Parts” is published in the Telegraph Weekend Magazine. (Dahl wrote the first part of this four-part story.)

1989

Rhyme Stew

Viking, 1990
1989

The BFG, Danny the Champion of the World, and Breaking Point

 

This animated film was based on The BFG.
 

 

This film was based on Danny the Champion of the World.
 

 

This TV movie was based on “Beware of the Dog”.

1989

A Question of Taste

June 24, 1989 – A Question of Taste (opera) premieres at the Glimmerglass Opera with “The Mighty Casey.”

1990

The Witches

 

This film was based on The Witches and was the last movie that Jim Henson personally worked on before his death.

1990

Esio Trot

Jonathan Cape, 1990
1990

Roald dies

November 23, 1990 – Roald Dahl dies in Oxford, England.

1991

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke, Memories with Food at Gipsy House, The Minpins, and Roald Dahl’s Guide to Railway Safety

Viking, 1992
Viking, 1991
Viking, 1991

1992

Idealnaya para

This Russian film purports to be based on Dahl’s adult stores. (Judging by the plot description, I suspect it’s most likely to be “The Great Switcheroo.”)

1993

My Year

Jonathan Cape, 1993