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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

David Tennant: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is ‘very clever, slightly surreal and hugely readable' - audio

David Tennant has recorded the audiobook of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, the follow-up to the original Ian Fleming book, by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Published in October, Cottrell Boyce's novel tells the story of the Tooting family, who fit an abandoned engine into their camper van only to find that it used to belong to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They set out on an adventure to find the flying car's lost bodywork.

In this interview with Lucy Fleming, Tennant describes how he would "love to have a car that would take off, escape the traffic, and fly you to any country in the world" and discusses some of the James Bond references Frank Cottrell Boyce has woven into the story.

A version of this interview is available with the audio download of the book.

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