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David Walliams VS his biggest fan in the Ultimate Book Quiz!
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May 8, 2025
David Walliams goes head-to-head with superfan Anaya in the ULTIMATE quiz about his famous children’s books—Gangster Granny, The Boy in the Dress, Evil Dentist, and… Mrs Trott? How well can YOU do? #DavidWalliams #GangsterGranny #WorldBookDay Subscribe for regular entertainment! http://bit.ly/1qyfc2T Watch videos in full + exclusives here: https://thisisheart.co/heartglobalplayer Honest Celebrity Interviews: https://thisisheart.co/honestinterviews Music Artists: https://thisisheart.co/3YVm8wN Film and TV Stars: https://thisisheart.co/filmandtv _ We're the UK's biggest commercial radio brand creating memorable moments with the most recognised names in entertainment!
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Who's your favourite author
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David Walliams. Yay! It's the correct answer. Just checking she knows the name
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You win a million pounds from heartbreakers. World Book Day today, celebrating over 100 countries
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Did you know that? I did not know that. And I would say, probably, this is not mathematically correct
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but I'd say about 60% of the texts that we've had this morning from kids dressing up, wearing characters from a David Walliams book
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Would it have hurt you to do that? To do the actual maths? No, to actually dress as one of my characters
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No. What we need, what we always need is a trio. So have any of your books got like trios in
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Because there's me, Ashley and Jamie. Yes, I do have some trios. There's characters, aren't there? Yes
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There's like three baddies. Last year you made me dress as a wardrobe
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for the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Yeah, he was the wardrobe. Because he's tall so it's hard for him to, you know
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Yes, well he does look like a wardrobe in a suit, doesn't he? we're joined now by anaya meet david david meet anaya good morning anaya
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i hear you're a fan of mine yeah is that right who's your favorite author
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david walliams yeah it's a correct answer you win a million pounds from heartbreak
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and Naya what's your favourite David Walliams book Granks the Granny and World's Worst Teachers amazing
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have you got any of the World's Worst Teachers at your school er no
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they're all the World's best teachers that was under duress is everyone
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people dressing up at your school Naya today yes have you seen any
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David Walliams characters around the school yet yes have you what people come as
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Granks the Granny yeah that's a big one You said that was the most favourite one, isn't it
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Okay, well, listen. Aneia's a big fan of yours, David. We're going to put that knowledge to the test
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We're going to find out if she knows more about your books than you do. So we're going to give you a quiz about David's books
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I want you to shout out your name if you know the answer. Aneia, is that clear
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Yes. David, you good to go? Yes I good to go I going to buzz in Okay you do whatever you want I going to buzz like that For the very camp B Let do that How dare you
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Okay, question one. Are you ready? Shout your name if you know the answer
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Question one. Hang on a minute. What is the Gangsta Granny sequel called
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Inea. Oh, go on Inea. Gangster Granny Strikes again. Is the correct answer
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Well done. Okay. Name me evil dentist in Demon Dentist. Aenea. Oh, that's Aenea
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I was trying to buzz in. Go on, Aenea. Miss, Mrs. Church
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No. Oh, no. No, blz, blz. David. For double points, it goes over to the other team
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For 500 pounds, the answer is Miss Root. Is it right? Yay, Miss Root
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500 pounds. Is there a Miss Trot in any books? Probably, I can't remember
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Okay, question three. What is the title of the, I think this is the very first book
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in which a boy called Dennis loves wearing dresses? A nail. Go on
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The Boy and the Jets. Yes. Oh, I knew that. Technically, that was your autobiography, wasn't it
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Yes, it was, in a way. In Awful Auntie. What's Stella's surname
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Ilya. I feel like that was David. That was David. Yeah, that was David
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Saxby. Saxby's the right answer, which means, rather thrillingly, it's two all as we go to a final tie-breaking question
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It is all down to this last question. Awful Aunty was Lexi's favourite book
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And one of the reasons she actually picked up books after that and started reading them
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which is true of so many children who start actually getting keen to read
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after they've read your books. so that's wonderful question five last one
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this is a decider in the world's worst pets what animal is bumble
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an ear go on bungee a budgie a budgie the right answer Who likes to bungee jump Which means a bungee jumping budgie
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Which means we've got a winner and it's a name! Well done
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But I'm just thinking, is there any sort of prize? Yeah, what's the prize for this
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Well, I've been thinking what could be a nicer prize on World Book Day
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And one thing I love to do as much as I possibly can is visit school, spread my love of reading and writing
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And so I believe you go to St Anne's school. Yes. Is that right
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In about an hour's time, I'm going to be at your school
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So your teachers already obviously know about this. And I'm going to do an hour's show just for you and all your friends at the school
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Is that a good prize? Yes. And everybody is getting a free copy of one of my books
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Not Amanda Holden's autobiography. That would be, let's face it, inappropriate. I've already got it
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But everyone in every single person in your school is going to get a signed copy of one of my books as well
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Okay? So tell your friends to think of some questions because there's going to be a Q&A thing
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And I'm also going to do a thing. I'm going to ask you kids whether you want to nominate
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any of your teachers to be in the world's worst teachers. I know you said they were nice, but
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it could be a funny reason. They shout at you, give me too much homework or something
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like that. So, have a think. Oh, well, listen. I wish everyone could see
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her little face. She's beaming from ear to ear. Well, listen, Aneia, enjoy that
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Thank you for coming on this morning. What's your teacher call that's been helping you this morning
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Mr. Hilton. Well done, Mr. Hilton. Oh, my gosh, look at him. He's got Mr. Grubby
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Thank you! Oh, I love that shirt. Paris Hilton's dad. Very accommodating. Anyway
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David, it must be brilliant though, having, I mean it is, your books are massively successful
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but to sort of have kids do this sort of thing must be such a compliment. Yeah, I think it really comes home to me on World Book Day. Yeah
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Because obviously people post their pictures everywhere and I see all these kids often have gone to like amazing effort like in Grandpa Great Escape on the cover you know the kids are in a spitfire
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and people actually make like a model spitfire and go like that so things like that
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are amazing there'll be a lot of gangster grannies I imagine today
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Has your little boy dressed up as Alfred? Yes he dressed up
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as the abominable but nice snowman from the world's worst monsters. It was his idea
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I was about to say, do you force him to wear it? No, I don't. He wanted to
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Because he's supportive of his father. We didn't have World Book Day, did we, when we were kids
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I think when you, but I had it because I'm a good 20 years younger
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We had it, yes. But I think books weren't really invented, were they, when you were at home
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It's a shame, isn't it? Because it's a really fun thing and dressing up can be as..
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We never dressed up at all at school. We barely did Halloween when we were kids. There was no reason to dress up
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But I guess in terms of encouraging us to read, I mean, I had a teacher who was fantastic, an English teacher
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What was that called? Mr. Benjamin. And he was very sort of proactive when it came to encouraging us to read
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But it is so important, isn't it? Yeah, it is. And I think that people think, oh, it's just about learning to read, reading books
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But it's not. I mean, stories do much for us. You know, they increase empathy
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we understand the world better increase your bank balance why do you have to go there
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he's doing a nice speech about how books can encourage our children
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you ruined it he's showing off do you know why? because he fancies you what
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no he does not children don't listen to this it is world book day today
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he's gone red look at him look at the state of him
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it's a tomato oh dear and a big thanks to David Wallian
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I love having David Wallian on the show I'll see you tomorrow yay
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