Audio
- In 1991, Sir Michael Hordern narrated an 8-part adaptation on BBC Radio 5, running from 25 March to 3 April.[34]
- In 2006, Natasha Richardson narrated an unabridged recording for Harper Childrens Audio.[35]
- In 2016, David Walliams narrated an unabridged recording for Puffin Audio.[36]
Comic strip
Between 1986 and 1998, the novel was adapted into a newspaper comic by journalist Brian Lee and artist Bill Asprey. It was published in the Mail on Sunday and originally a straight adaptation, with scripts accepted by Roald Dahl himself. After a while the comic started following its own storylines and continued long after Dahl's death in 1990.[37]
Stage play
The play was adapted for the stage by David Wood and premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre in 1991.[38]
