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Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl

Neurologist Professor Tom Solomon chooses the writer (and former patient), Roald Dahl. With Matthew Parris. From 2014.

Writer Roald Dahl is well known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox and The BFG, but he was also fascinated by medical science. Professor Tom Solomon, who looked after him during his last illness, spent hours discussing medicine with Dahl.

Tom talks to Matthew Parris about Dahl's life and work, through the prism of his forensic interest in the workings of the human body. With them is Donald Sturrock, Dahl's biographer.

Producer Christine Hall.

First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in 2014.

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30 minutes

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Sun 14 Jun 2020 05:30

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Presenter Matthew Parris

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  • Tue 30 Dec 2014 16:30
  • Fri 2 Jan 2015 23:00
  • Thu 11 Jun 2020 18:30
  • Fri 12 Jun 2020 00:30
  • Sat 13 Jun 2020 07:30
  • Sat 13 Jun 2020 17:30
  • Sun 14 Jun 2020 05:30

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