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Roald DahlKiss Kiss
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Worried his baby daughter isn’t thriving, beekeeper Albert Taylor devises an effective way to make her grow. Stars Chris Emmett.

Meet beekeeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel. Worried that their newborn daughter isn't eating properly, Albert starts giving her royal jelly - a highly nutritious substance fed by bees to the larvae of their queens.

The baby starts to put on weight. But Mabel begins to notice other changes too…

Five classic tales by Roald Dahl starring Charles Dance as the urbane Storyteller and Chris Emmett as Albert.

Taken from the anthology, Kiss, Kiss. Bizarre and amusing by turns, these black comedies are justly famous for their surprise endings. They show Dahl at the height of his powers as a writer of adult fiction, and are characterised by their deliciously cynical view of human nature and the relish with which they punish the charlatans, bullies and schemers who inhabit their world.

Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.

Storyteller....Charles Dance
Albert.....Chris Emmett
Mabel.....Rachel Atkins

Director: David Blount

A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2011.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Dec 201900:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Broadcasts

  • Wed 13 Apr 201110:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 13 Apr 201119:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 18 Dec 201918:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 19 Dec 201900:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra