Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)

The Man at the Top (1980)

Roald Dahl: Self - Introduced by

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  Roald Dahl : I am opposed to the killing of seals when it is done to make fur coats for women. I am even more violently opposed to the killing of whales, which is a monstrous and a cruel business. The fact that the killer whale will swallow more than 30 seals for breakfast does not alter my feelings about these noble creatures. The whale eats the seals from necessity, not because it wants a fur coat. I am also, incidentally, opposed to the killing of people. But if you must commit murder, then the best way to do it is with a pencil and paper. We writers probably kill more people than all the gangsters in the kingdom put together. Here is a nice example of this kind of homicide.