Roald Dahl Day 2025
Roald Dahl Day 2025 serves as an opportunity to celebrate the famous author's most iconic works, and the influence they've had on children all around the world.
But who was Roald Dahl, what books did he write, and which of his famous characters are you most like? Find out all that and more with this article from BBC Bitesize.
1. Who is Roald Dahl?
Roald Dahl is a world-renowned author and screenwriter, famous for producing a litany of children's books from the 1940s right through to his death.
Dahl was born to Norwegian parents in Llandaff, Cardiff. Dahl's childhood was one littered with tragedy, losing both his sister and father within a few weeks of each other when he was just three.
One of the few shining lights in a turbulent childhood was a Cadbury's chocolate factory, local to Dahl's school, sending along new products for the students of the school to test. The experience, and the adolescent imaginings it would bring about, would go on to inspire one of Dahl's most iconic tales.
Dahl served as a fighter pilot during the World War Two, and his service would bring him contact with James Bond author Ian Fleming.
As a matter of fact, some of Dahl's most famous screenplays were actually adaptations of Fleming's work, including James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice' and 1968 musical 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'.
2. Quiz: Which Roald Dahl character are you?
3. What is Roald Dahl Day and when is it?
Roald Dahl Day 2025 will take place on 13 September, which marks the date of the famous author's birth.
The day is dedicated to celebrating Dahl's stories, and the magic and wonder that reading them has brought to generations of children.
But which stories in particular will people be celebrating…?
4. Which books did Roald Dahl write?
Dahl's most famous writings were those that he did for children, including iconic tales such as James and The Giant Peach, Matilda, George's Marvellous Medicine and The Twits.
Dahl's most famous book is Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which has sold over 20 million copies and been adapted into several Hollywood films - even spawning its own literary follow up Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator.
Dahl was also a very successful short story writer, with some of his darker, more adult-oriented stories also being adapted for television.
Dahl also wrote poetry, screenplays and teleplays - and had a number of his works adapted into various other mediums over the decades since they were published.
Fancy writing a story of your own? Check out this 500 Words Live Lesson from BBC Bitesize.
