{"id":8509,"date":"2015-09-14T14:47:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2018-11-21T16:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:50:00","slug":"roald-dahl-appreciation-happy-99th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/roald-dahl-appreciation-happy-99th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Roald Dahl Appreciation \u2013 Happy 99th Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At CityBlock it\u2019s that time of year where we begin to welcome all the new starters in their posh blazers, with their swanky new pencil cases and spit polished cheeks. Everywhere from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/student-accommodation-lancaster\">student accommodation in Lancaster<\/a> to De Montfort University accommodation will be welcoming the sound of pen on paper and keyboard tapping as you begin your yearlong studying spate, but there\u2019s a wee while yet, right?<\/p>\n<p>So to ease you in to your first weeks we thought we would combine the celebration of a fantastic literary mind whilst simultaneously providing you with some recommended viewing&#8230; so, as the more social media-y amongst you may have noticed, yesterday was in fact Roald Dahl\u2019s 99<sup>th<\/sup> birthday!<\/p>\n<p>So, while the only way to <i>truly <\/i>honour the great man would be through reading one of his works, we thought after the long drive and time spent sorting your room out you\u2019d probably want a film? Thought so! So grab yourself a snozzcumber and quit your whizpopping, and check out our list of some of the best Roald Dahl\u2019s book-to-films ever made.<\/p>\n<p><b>Witches (1990)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_ZyqaN_XNM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>This 1990 classic sees the children hating witches take over a hotel as a witch convention comes to town. Discovering the identity of many of the hotel guests as witches, Luke \u2013 a 9 year old American boy on holiday with his grandmother &#8211; sets about a plan to free the hotel of their gruesome presence. This film is a fantastic display of the book\u2019s and Dahl\u2019s leaning towards the creepy and absurd.<\/p>\n<p><b>Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GNarV_3P4oM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>Poor ol\u2019 Charlie and his family haven\u2019t had the best breaks in life, but they\u2019re rich in love (n\u2019awww). Watch as Charlie and his granddad have the trippiest day of their entire life; featuring such lessons as, don\u2019t be greedy or you\u2019ll end up in a chocolate river. You\u2019ll laugh, you\u2019ll cry&#8230; gosh, you may even learn a thing or two!<\/p>\n<p><b>You Only Live Twice (1967)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-gGiYrS2Y1k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>We know! There\u2019s a pub quiz answer for you. This <i>James Bond<\/i> classic\u2019s screenplay was actually written by Dahl, and follows the ol\u2019 womanising secret agent on a mission to check out the disappearance of Soviet and US spacecrafts in Japan. The perfect Sunday afternoon film, if there ever was one.<\/p>\n<p>So there we have it! Some of Dahl\u2019s greatest on screen translations. Treat yourself by getting comfy in your new accommodation and indulging in a Roald Dahl-binge; we also recommend you get round to digging out your copy of one of his literary masterpieces, we\u2019re sure you have a couple. What better way to start your new digs experience than cranking out a Dahl-creation.<\/p>\n<p>In your opening few weeks we want you to feel comfortable; it\u2019s <i>your<\/i> new home after all! So don\u2019t hesitate to give us a call if you need anything or have any issues, you can always contact us on 01524 541251 &#8211; one our friendly team will be eagerly awaiting your call!<\/p>\n<p>Go on then, get back to ya\u2019 whizpopping:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4qZfUSa63-Q?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At CityBlock it\u2019s that time of year where we begin to welcome all the new starters in their &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/roald-dahl-appreciation-happy-99th-birthday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Roald Dahl Appreciation \u2013 Happy 99th Birthday!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8509"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15642,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509\/revisions\/15642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}