Editing Roald Dahl (section)

==Death and legacy==
[[File:RoaldDahlgrave.jpg|thumb|upright|Dahl's gravestone, [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden]], Buckinghamshire|alt=Dahl's gravestone]]

Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990, at the age of 74 of a rare cancer of the blood, [[myelodysplastic syndrome]], in [[Oxford]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp |title=Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006 |publisher=Findmypast.com |access-date=28 January 2011 |archive-date=28 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228000620/http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp |url-status=dead}}</ref> and was buried in the cemetery at the [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden]], Buckinghamshire, England. His obituary in ''[[The Times]]'' was titled "Death silences Pied Piper of the macabre".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Howard|first1=Philip|author-link1=Philip Howard (journalist)|title=Death silences Pied Piper of the macabre|work=[[The Times]]|date=24 November 1990|page=1}}</ref> According to his granddaughter, the family gave him a "sort of [[Viking funeral]]". He was buried with his [[snooker cue]]s, some very good [[Burgundy wine|burgundy]], chocolates, [[No. 2 pencil|HB pencils]] and a [[circular saw|power saw]]. Today, children continue to leave toys and flowers by his grave.<ref>{{cite news|title=A giant peach of a property in Dahl country|url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/a-giant-peach-of-a-property-in-dahl-country-j5l35k9jvsb|work=[[The Times]]|date=14 July 2015|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714170137/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/property/article3946352.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1996, the [[Roald Dahl Children's Gallery]] was opened at the [[Buckinghamshire County Museum]] in nearby [[Aylesbury]].{{sfn|McElmeel|1999|p=114}} The [[main-belt asteroid]] [[6223 Dahl]], discovered by Czech astronomer [[Antonín Mrkos]], was named in his memory in 1996.{{sfn|Schmadel|2003|p=519}}<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

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In 2002, one of [[Cardiff Bay]]'s modern landmarks, the Oval Basin plaza, was renamed ''[[Roald Dahl Plass]]''. ''Plass'' is Norwegian for "place" or "square", alluding to the writer's Norwegian roots. There have also been calls from the public for a permanent statue of him to be erected in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/03/27/roald-dahl-and-the-chinese-chip-shop-91466-23243373/|title=Roald Dahl and the Chinese chip shop|work=walesonline|access-date=16 September 2014|date=27 March 2009|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135247/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/03/27/roald-dahl-and-the-chinese-chip-shop-91466-23243373/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, the city celebrated the centenary of Dahl's birth in [[Llandaff]]. Welsh Arts organisations, including [[National Theatre Wales]], [[Wales Millennium Centre]] and [[Literature Wales]], came together for a series of events, titled Roald Dahl 100, including a Cardiff-wide City of the Unexpected, which marked his legacy.<ref name="Global" />

Dahl's charitable commitments in the fields of [[neurology]], [[haematology]] and [[literacy]] during his life have been continued by his widow since his death, through [[Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity]], formerly known as the Roald Dahl Foundation.<ref name="TELG" /> The charity provides care and support to seriously ill children and young people throughout Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roalddahl.com/charity |title=Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity |publisher=Marvellouschildrenscharity.org |access-date=28 January 2011 |archive-date=1 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401113734/http://www.roalddahl.com/charity |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2005, the [[Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre]] in the author's home village [[Great Missenden]] was officially opened by [[Cherie Blair]], wife of then British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]], to celebrate the work of Roald Dahl and advance his work in literacy education.<ref>Clarie Heald (11 June 2005) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4079720.stm "Chocolate doors thrown open to Dahl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829053758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4079720.stm |date=29 August 2007}}. [[BBC News]].</ref> Over 50,000 visitors from abroad, mainly from Australia, Japan, the United States and Germany, travel to the village museum every year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roald Dahl won children's hearts by co-conspiring against adults|url=http://www.dw.com/en/roald-dahl-won-childrens-hearts-by-co-conspiring-against-adults/a-6107415-1|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=16 July 2015|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717112425/http://www.dw.com/en/roald-dahl-won-childrens-hearts-by-co-conspiring-against-adults/a-6107415-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Matilda, Cambridge Theatre.JPG|thumb|upright|''[[Matilda the Musical]]'' has been shown in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] (pictured) since November 2011, and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in New York between 2013 and 2017.|alt=Matilda the Musical showing in the West End]]

In 2008, the UK charity [[Booktrust]] and [[Children's Laureate]] [[Michael Rosen]] inaugurated The Roald Dahl Funny Prize, an annual award to authors of humorous children's fiction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11340344|title=David Walliams up for Roald Dahl award|work=BBC News|access-date=16 September 2014|date=17 September 2010|archive-date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131073200/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11340344|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/4 |title=The Roald Dahl Funny Prize |publisher=booktrust.org.uk |access-date=28 April 2013 |archive-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507070727/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/4 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 September 2009 (the day after what would have been Dahl's 93rd birthday) the first [[blue plaque]] in his honour was unveiled in Llandaff.<ref name="CDF" /> Rather than commemorating his place of birth, however, the plaque was erected on the wall of the former sweet shop (and site of "The Great Mouse Plot of 1924") that features in the first part of his autobiography ''[[Boy (autobiography)|Boy]]''. It was unveiled by his widow [[Felicity Dahl|Felicity]] and son Theo.<ref name="CDF" /> In 2018, [[Weston-super-Mare]], the town described by Dahl as a "seedy seaside resort", unveiled a blue plaque dedicated to him, on the site of the since-demolished boarding school Dahl attended, St Peter's.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43485281|title=Roald Dahl plaque for 'Weston-super-Mud'|work=BBC News|date=21 March 2018|access-date=7 March 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308212706/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-43485281|url-status=live}}</ref> The anniversary of Dahl's birthday on 13 September is celebrated as "Roald Dahl Day" in Africa, the United Kingdom and Latin America.<ref name="guard" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/whatson/roalddahlday.aspx |title=Roald Dahl Day celebrations |publisher=Roald Dahl Museum (roalddahlmuseum.org) |access-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908090455/http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/whatson/roalddahlday.aspx |archive-date=8 September 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/roalddahl/day/ Roald Dahl's 90th Birthday!], Random House UK. Retrieved 20 September 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205195835/http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/roalddahl/day/ |date=5 December 2008}}</ref>
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In honour of Dahl, the [[Royal Gibraltar Post Office]] issued a set of four stamps in 2010 featuring [[Quentin Blake]]'s original illustrations for four of the children's books written by Dahl during his long career; ''[[The BFG]]'', ''[[The Twits]]'', ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', and ''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/05/gibraltar-will-launch-a-roald-dahl-set-of-stamps/#more-213 |title=UK world's best selling children author on Gibraltar stamps |publisher=World Stamp News (worldstampnews.com) |date=15 May 2010 |access-date=28 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718114636/http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/05/gibraltar-will-launch-a-roald-dahl-set-of-stamps/#more-213 |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> A [[Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019#2012|set of six commemorative Royal Mail stamps]] was issued in 2012, featuring Blake's illustrations for ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', ''[[The Witches (novel)|The Witches]]'', ''The Twits'', ''Matilda'', ''[[Fantastic Mr Fox]]'', and ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]''.<ref name="guardian royal mail stamps" /> Dahl's influence has extended beyond literary figures. For instance, the film director [[Tim Burton]] recalled from childhood "the second layer [after [[Dr. Seuss]]] of connecting to a writer who gets the idea of the modern fable—and the mixture of light and darkness, and not speaking down to kids, and the kind of politically incorrect humour that kids get. I've always like that, and it's shaped everything I've felt that I've done."{{sfn|Burton|2006|p=223}} [[Steven Spielberg]] read ''The BFG'' to his children when they were young, stating the book celebrates the fact that it's OK to be different as well as to have an active imagination: "It's very important that we preserve the tradition of allowing young children to run free with their imaginations and magic and imagination are the same thing."<ref>{{cite news|title=10 celebrities have picked their favourite Roald Dahl book ready for a public vote|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/10-celebrities-picked-favourite-roald-11820342|agency=Wales Online|date=6 September 2016|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901151958/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/10-celebrities-picked-favourite-roald-11820342|url-status=live}}</ref> Actress [[Scarlett Johansson]] named ''Fantastic Mr Fox'' one of the five books that made a difference to her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/book/Fantastic-Mr-Fox |title=Books That Made a Difference to Scarlett Johansson |author=As told to Karen Holt |publisher=Oprah.com |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503192837/http://www.oprah.com/book/Fantastic-Mr-Fox |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Dahl has an incredibly distinctive style: his [[subversive]], unpredictable plots, musical prose and [[Caustic humour|caustic wit]] are impossible to imitate. And yet his stories have proved astonishingly malleable. Often adapted by equally idiosyncratic writers and directors, when translated onto stage and screen, his works seamlessly take on the impression of their new maker. Like in many of his stories, Dahl offers a narrative where troublemaking is rewarded, and games and tricks are more successful than following rules. Perhaps this, more than anything, is the reason why Dahl's stories excite the imagination of so many adults and children, and why so many storytellers across stage and screen can't resist remaking his tales in their own individual style. Right across his body of work, playfulness and inventiveness are always prized over boring qualities like obedience and deference. In Dahl's world, creative disruption is presented in such an appealing, delicious light, that you can't help but join in the fun.|Anna Leskiewicz in ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', "Why we love the mischievous spirit of Roald Dahl".<ref name="Leszkiewicz"/>}}

[[File:The Young People's Theatre performs James and the Giant Peach, 2014 12 06 (2).JPG - panoramio.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|''[[James and the Giant Peach (musical)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' musical playing at the [[Young People's Theatre]] in [[Toronto]], 2014]]
Regarded as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century",<ref name="IND" /> Dahl was named by ''The Times'' one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.<ref name="TIM" /> He ranks amongst the [[List of best-selling fiction authors|world's best-selling fiction authors]] with sales estimated at over 300&nbsp;million,<ref name="CBS Feb 23" />{{sfn|Nunis|2016}}<ref name="BDC" /><ref name="INT" /> and his books have been published in 63 languages.<ref name="Global" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford University Press to capture Roald Dahl's naughtiest language for the first time|url=https://www.cardiff-times.co.uk/oxford-university-press-to-capture-roald-dahls-naughtiest-language-for-the-first-time-world-book-day/|website=Cardiff times|date=7 March 2019|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921055013/https://www.cardiff-times.co.uk/oxford-university-press-to-capture-roald-dahls-naughtiest-language-for-the-first-time-world-book-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, Dahl topped the list of Britain's favourite authors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dahl beats all competitors to collect honour as nation's favourite author|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/mar/10/roalddahl|website=thegurdian|date=10 March 2000|access-date=5 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008111522/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/mar/10/roalddahl|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, four books by Dahl, led by ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' at number 35, ranked among the Top 100 in ''[[The Big Read]]'', a survey of the British public by the [[BBC]] to determine the "nation's best-loved novel" of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml |title=The Big Read&nbsp;– Top 100 Books |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=31 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031065136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml |url-status=live}} First of two pages. Archived 2 September 2014 by the publisher. <br />&nbsp;
[[Charles Dickens]] and [[Terry Pratchett]] led with five of the Top 100. The four extant Harry Potter novels all made the Top 25. The Dahl novels were ''Charlie'', ''The BFG'', ''Matilda'', and ''The Twits''.</ref> In surveys of British teachers, parents and students, Dahl is frequently ranked the best children's writer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17337146 "Roald Dahl voted best author in primary teachers survey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101100556/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17337146 |date=1 November 2018}}. BBC. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2015. In this survey of primary school teachers Dahl also placed five books in the top ten: ''Charlie'', ''The Twits'', ''Danny the Champion of the World'', ''The BFG'', and ''George's Marvellous Medicine''.</ref><ref>Brown, Kat (2 March 2015). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/11444349/Survey-reveals-50-books-that-every-child-should-read-by-16.html "Survey reveals 50 books that every child should read by 16"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413001541/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/11444349/Survey-reveals-50-books-that-every-child-should-read-by-16.html |date=13 April 2018}}. ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 16 July 2015. "Roald Dahl is still king of children's literature according to a survey for World Book Day."</ref> He won the first three Australian [[BILBY Award#Younger Readers Award|BILBY Younger Readers Award]]; for ''Matilda'', ''The BFG'', and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''.<ref>{{cite news |title=BILBY Award Winners |url=http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7089 |access-date=25 September 2023 |publisher=Children's Book Council of Australia (Qld Branch) Inc.– BILBY AWARDS – Books I Love Best Yearly |archive-date=9 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209210647/http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7089 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a 2006 list for the [[Royal Society of Literature]], ''Harry Potter'' creator [[J. K. Rowling]] named ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' one of her top ten books every child should read.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/31/buildingachildrenslibrary.guardianchildrensfictionprize2005 |title=From Beatrix Potter to Ulysses&nbsp;... what the top writers say every child should read |date=31 January 2006 |author=Higgins, Charlotte |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=16 September 2014 |archive-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921015539/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/31/buildingachildrenslibrary.guardianchildrensfictionprize2005 |url-status=live}}</ref> Critics have commented on the similarities between the [[Dursley family]] from ''Harry Potter'' and the nightmarish guardians seen in many of Dahl's books, such as Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker from ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'', Grandma from ''[[George's Marvellous Medicine]]'', and the Wormwoods from ''Matilda''.<ref>Sally Blakeney (1998). "The Golden Fairytale". ''The Australian''. Retrieved 10 October 2022

*{{cite web|title=Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone|author=John Shirley|work=LocusOnline|url=http://www.locusmag.com/2001/Reviews/Shirley_HarryPotter.html|year=2001|access-date=10 October 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124232718/https://www.locusmag.com/2001/Reviews/Shirley_HarryPotter.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barry Cunningham (publisher)|Barry Cunningham]], who as publisher of [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] signed Rowling, cited his experiences travelling with Dahl in promotional book tours of the UK as helping him see the potential of Rowling's work, stating, "I think it was because I didn't come from a traditional background. I'd come from marketing and promotion. I'd seen how children relate to books".<ref name="Cunningham"/> In 2012, ''Matilda'' was ranked number 30 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by ''[[School Library Journal]]'', a monthly with primarily US audience. The Top 100 included four books by Dahl, more than any other writer.<ref name="SLJChapter2012">{{cite web |url= http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results |title= Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth |publisher= A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. [[School Library Journal]] (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) |date= 7 July 2012 |access-date= 29 October 2015 |archive-date= 13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120713031015/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results |url-status= dead}}</ref> The American magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named three Dahl books in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time, more than any other author.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Young-Adult Books |url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/ |access-date=29 October 2019 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |quote=''Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny the Champion of the World'' |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702211849/https://time.com/100-best-young-adult-books/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Dahl is one of the most borrowed authors in British libraries.<ref>{{cite web|title=New data:annual public library loans figure revealed the UK's most borrowed e-books for the first time|url=https://www.infodocket.com/2020/05/20/new-data-annual-public-library-loans-figures-reveal-the-uks-most-borrowed-e-books-for-the-first-time/#:~:text=Children's%20literature%20continues%20to%20feature,top%20ten%20most%20borrowed%20authors.|website=infodocket|date=20 May 2020|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228112133/https://www.infodocket.com/2020/05/20/new-data-annual-public-library-loans-figures-reveal-the-uks-most-borrowed-e-books-for-the-first-time/#:~:text=Children's%20literature%20continues%20to%20feature,top%20ten%20most%20borrowed%20authors.|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=James Patterson remains UK libraries most borrowed author for 11th year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/27/james-patterson-remains-uk-libraries-most-borrowed-author-for-11th-year|work=The Guardian|date=27 July 2018|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040510/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/27/james-patterson-remains-uk-libraries-most-borrowed-author-for-11th-year|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Dahl was among the British cultural icons selected by artist [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life he most admires.<ref>{{cite news|title=New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/02/peter-blake-sgt-pepper-cover-revisited|work=The Guardian|date=5 October 2016|access-date=5 November 2016|archive-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105095109/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/02/peter-blake-sgt-pepper-cover-revisited|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Peter Blake's new Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album cover|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17583026|work=BBC News|date=9 November 2016|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103234105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17583026|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016 Dahl's enduring popularity was proved by his ranking in [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]'s the top five best-selling children's authors on the online store over the last year, looking at sales in print and on the [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] store.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Catherine |title=Top ten best-selling Roald Dahl books revealed |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14739504.top-ten-best-selling-roald-dahl-books-revealed/ |website=Worcester News |date=13 September 2016 |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128073440/https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14739504.top-ten-best-selling-roald-dahl-books-revealed/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2017 UK poll of the greatest authors, songwriters, artists and photographers, Dahl was named the greatest storyteller of all time, ranking ahead of [[Dickens]], [[Shakespeare]], Rowling and Spielberg.<ref>[http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/banksy-yate-born-jk-rowling-63890 "Banksy and Yate-born JK Rowling make list of 50 greatest storytellers of all time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902011312/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/banksy-yate-born-jk-rowling-63890 |date=2 September 2017}}. ''Bristol Post''. Retrieved 1 September 2017.</ref> In 2017, the airline [[Norwegian Air|Norwegian]] announced Dahl's image would appear on the tail fin one of their [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft. He is one of the company's six "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], England World Cup winner [[Bobby Moore]], novelist [[Jane Austen]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and aviation entrepreneur [[Freddie Laker]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Norwegian Dreamliner takes off with new Jane Austen adorned tail fin for first time |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/norwegian-jane-austen-tail-fin-11687686 |access-date=14 September 2018 |work=Daily Mirror |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330012148/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/norwegian-jane-austen-tail-fin-11687686 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Caswell|first1=Mark|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t|website=Business Traveller.com|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417114158/https://www.businesstraveller.com/forums/topic/t-5-baggage-problems/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, [[Netflix]] acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in a deal worth more than £500 million ($686 million).<ref name="Yahoo! Finance">{{Cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-roald-dahl-deal-194557463.html |author=Amy Poulter |work=Yahoo! Finance |title=Netflix purchases Roald Dahl rights for $686 million |access-date=10 October 2021 |date=23 September 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923194842/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-roald-dahl-deal-194557463.html |url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Matilda the Musical (film)|film adaptation]] of ''Matilda the Musical'' was released by Netflix and [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] in December 2022, and the cast includes [[Emma Thompson]] as [[Miss Trunchbull]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title='Matilda' Trailer: Emma Thompson Is Unrecognizable as Monstrous Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl Musical |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/matilda-trailer-emma-thompson-roald-dahl-musical-1234734042/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=15 June 2022 |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616065924/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/matilda-trailer-emma-thompson-roald-dahl-musical-1234734042/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The next Dahl adaptation for Netflix, ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)|The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar]]'', was released in September 2023, with its director [[Wes Anderson]] also [[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More|adapting three additional Dahl short stories]] for Netflix in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Wes Anderson Speaks Out Against Roald Dahl Book Censorship in Venice |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/wes-anderson-roald-dahl-book-censorship-the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-venice-film-festival-1234816503/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>