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Tuesday 13 September marks the annual Roald Dahl Day, a celebration of the life and work of the Cardiff-born author on what would have been his 95th birthday.

Read an article by Wales History blogger Phil Carradice about Roald Dahl and his Cardiff connection, plus read a blog post I wrote last year that marked the 20th anniversary of the author's death.

There's also a really interesting article on Dahl, and the darkness within his children's books, on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News Magazine website.

Roald Dahl

For the last couple of days Radio 4 Extra have been including Dahl-esque features on The 4 O'Clock Show. You can listen again on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ iPlayer to previous shows, which include Johnny Depp and Tim Burton talking about making Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Roald Dahl himself on his love of chocolate; while another show hears from the original Willy Wonka Gene Wilder, plus Quentin Blake takes listeners around his art studio.

On this Friday's show presenter Mel Giedroyc introduces a tour of Dahl's very own garden, complete with his writer's hut and his famous gypsy caravan. While a week today on Monday 19 September, Miriam Margolyes begins to read James And The Giant Peach - which is 50 years old this year having been published in 1961 - especially for the show.

There's lots of info and ideas on how you can mark the day on the official Roald Dahl Day website, . Let us know if you've got anything planned!