Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Delightful! Sounding confiding, cheeky, and very British indeed, actor David Tennant relates Fleming's 1964 story of a magical car. After the Pott family acquires and restores CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (who reveals her name with a customary series of coughs and sputters when she starts up), she takes them on all sorts of adventures--speeding down the motorway at over 100 mph, flying them to the perfect beach picnic, conveying them across the English Channel to France--and that's just the beginning. Through it all, Tennant narrates with relish, especially when he gets to sound her GA-GOOOO-GA klaxon. It's the perfect way to introduce a new audience to this charming British classic. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine


The Potts are not an ordinary family, so one wouldn't expect them to buy an ordinary car. And they don't. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang turns out to be a most unusual car, and she sees the family through adventure after adventure. Andrew Sachs is the perfect reader for this production. His British accent sets the scene, and his proper delivery heightens the silliness as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reveals her secrets to the Potts. Sachs creates enough variations in the voices of the main characters to distinguish one from another. This production is ideal for road trips and will keep the entire family laughing. A.F. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine