Laura Dockrill on Dahl's heroine Matilda
Performance poet Laura Dockrill remembers growing up with Dahl's heroine Matilda.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
July 14, 201613m 50s
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Show Notes
In the centenary year of Roald Dahl's birth Laura Dockrill remembers growing up with Matilda and discovering through Dahl's heroine that it was OK to be different. Laura Dockrill is a writer, illustrator and performance poet. She is the creator of Darcy Burdock, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2014.
Written and read by Laura Dockrill Produced by Justine Willett.