Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

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2016•71 min•Documentary
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David Walliams
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Rik Mayall
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Steven Spielberg
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Julie Walters
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, film and television personalities take turns championing their favourite of Dahl's 10 best-selling children’s books, culminating in a nationwide vote. Rik Mayall reads from George’s Marvellous Medicine.
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