which of course i had, because dahl was huge in my childhood.ilda just changed my life. # r-e-v-o-l-t-i-n- revolting times! # we'll s-i-n-g # u-s-i-n-g # we'll be r-e-v-o-l-t-i-n-g # it is 2-l-8-4-u # we r—e—volting # # we are revolting children there are themes in roald dahl�*s matilda, that of revenge, anarchy, using your wits to overcome an adversary, a violent adversary as well. is that part of what appealed for you? i think so. i think i really like writing from children's point of view, a kid unpacking the fact that she realises she's different from other people. it was just such a joy to pour all my 37—year—old knowledge into a six—year—old genius. # and when i grow up i will be smart enough # to answer all the questions that you need to know # the answers to when you're a grown—up # # and when i grow up # i will eat sweets every day on the way to work # and i will go to bed late every night # and i will wake up when the sun comes up # and i will watch cartoons until my eyes go square # does it feel very different matilda the musical has

. >> christina dahl, principal climate scientist at the union of concerned scientists. thank you for joining us. millions brace for hillary clinton hullrricane hilary. what is cause this can dangerous storm? >> that's right, california does not typically experience hurricanes or tropical storms like this. we're having a very unusual situation in which a hurricane formed off the west coast of mexico, and it's traveling northward, whereas most hurricanes that form in that region travel westward out to the pacific ocean. so they don't affect california regions so much. this one's traveling northward through relatively warm waters. and it's prompted the first tropical storm warning in california history. so we've never experienced something like this before. >> wow. what concerns you, besides the fact that it's so rare and unusual? >> well, the flooding is really a big concern here. there are parts of california and especially desert areas that can expect to see a year's worth of rainfall in just a couple of days. that's really dangerous, because it can cause flash flooding

one of them in captain jason m dahl special ed class. >> we have been looking for teachers to fill positions. >> reporter: she spent the weekend setting up the classroom for her substitute teacher. parents say they want nothing less than permanent, mollified teachers at the head of class. >> we are excited about what the day will bring. >> reporter: the teacher shortage is the reason the state hosted a summit today to address the issue. tony thurman says the state has to be more involved with recruitment and he says it needs to increase compensation, prioritize training and improve working conditions and explore all other strategies. >> building a pipeline. we know that when young people and students from communities that we serve aspire to become a teacher, if we give them resources we can do great things. >> reporter: the franklin mckinley superintendent says thurman might want to visit his district where teachers salaries do not come close to keeping up with the silicon valley cost-of-living. >> some have to commute one or two hours to come to work here and be able to also afford a home.

necessary to prepare, we are currently working on it , we are contacting our leading university, this is dahlts so that, uh, they also join this work, time in there are still us, that's why i think that this is a question that needs a full clarification of the opinion of the community. thank you very much, oleksandr oleksandr stryuk. it was appropriate for the administration to be with us. thank you. have a nice and productive day. we will now have a short break and then we will visit kharkiv oblast and also kherson oblast. in kharkiv , some steps are already being taken regarding the e-e new letters of the kyivska metro station, which is being renamed from kyivska to kyivska and something there they are changing it, we will also talk about who will develop the new letters, how they will look, stay with us taras shevchenko resists his words on the chevrons of the defenders of his ideas in the hearts of millions of free people, his lines in combat fight back with songs at the front and in the rear - you will overcome the formula of our victory august 26-27 shevchenko is waiting for you in mori

after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i'm not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally?

meanwhile all classical literature isn't art, whether it's of mice and men or to kill a mockingbird, roald dahl blyton. classic books are being rewritten or ditched from the curriculum. prominent children's author jacqueline wilson recently said that it can be justified to remove inappropriate or outdated language because children don't have a sense of history. but again, that is exactly why we are supposed to teach them. has someone spiked the drinking water.7 and it's easy to get desensitised to all of this stuff because we're deluged with stories like this every week. but this is seriously concerning the shifting boundaries of what is and is not acceptable is putting kids at risk. the exposure of children to adult sexuality is being normalised and what's worse, the adults seem to be so confused that they're unable to justify why this is even wrong. this is not a disaster waiting to happen. it's already happening . it's already happening. this week, a leading judge said that the uk can no longer ignore calls to pay reparations for our role in the trans atlantic slave trade and estimate s that

further bullying from children because children, these bullies wouldn't be necessarily reading roald dahlbooks as descriptive words for characters should remain there. and i think they shouldn't be changed. and i think it's a dangerous road to go down. >> i think that's absolutely right. and i'm totally against revising literature, literature is what it is. yes. if you want to contextualise it, you can contextualise it. and that's what and debate about. >> that's academic >> that's about academic reasoning. isn't that not right? >> absolutely right . yeah. and >> absolutely right. yeah. and some of the changes made i mean, you know, do you want to you know, why why do you want to change something? are we going to now? to change shakespeare now? because of because there's plenty of violence and unacceptable behaviour violence and unacceptable beiwell,r violence and unacceptable beiwell, there's trigger >> well, there's trigger warnings some warnings now for some shakespeare is shakespeare plays, which is absolutely my absolutely unbelievable. in my i fake used in this fake blood has been u

ice cream kiosk during my time there, the best selling ice cream was a chocolate and mint flavoured dahl. do you well, that sounds good. do you know what i actually when i was much younger, spent most weekends with my dad building a life size dalek and i might try and dig out a picture for it later in the program, see if i was very, very proud of that. >> how long did that take you? a yeah >> how long did that take you? a year. i bet it did. yes. >> wow. great project. >> wow. great project. >> what a childhood. >> what a childhood. >> you have to charm. what a nerdy childhood. well, and was nerdy childhood. well, and i was chasing up the road. >> a bit like sally. i just shared this one with you, saying whenever i heard the ice cream van playing that tune, i'd run to my asking for £0.25. to my folks asking for £0.25. that's how much in the that's how much they cost in the 70s. my mum always said 70s. however my mum always said that song means they've actually run ice cream. no, not run out of ice cream. no no, not that the was coming. i love that the van was coming. i love how. no, mean