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).
Four Rooms, Little Red Riding Hood, Pisvingers!
One of the four segments in this film was based on “Man From the South”.
 
This TV movie was based on Dahl’s poem “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.”
 
Pisvingers! was a short Dutch film based on “The Swan.”
Matilda and James and the Giant Peach
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
December 1997 – Goldilocks and the Three Bears (musical) premieres in Glasgow, Scotland.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Bet
This film was based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
 
This short film was based on “Man From the South.”
Roald Dahl Day
September 13, 2006 – Roald Dahl Day is celebrated for the first time.
The Sound Machine and Three Little Pigs
This short film was based on “The Sound Machine.”
 
Three Little Pigs was an animated short based on Dahl’s poem “The Three Little Pigs.”
Fantastic Mr. Fox
This film was based on Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Matilda
December 20, 2009 – Matilda (radio show) premieres on BBC Radio 4.
Matilda
December 9, 2010 – Matilda (musical) has world premiere at Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
June 25, 2013 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical) has world premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England.
 

Roald’s 100th Birthday
September 13, 2016 – The 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth!














