A Fully Dramatized Recording: Danny the Champion of the World

Adapted from Danny the Champion of the World (1975) by Roald Dahl

Cover illustration by Quentin Blake

Produced and Dramatized by Mellie Buse

Theme music by Kate Edgar / Incidental music by Kenny Forrest

Published by Penguin Audiobooks

Illustration Copyright by Quentin Blake, 2001

Copyright by Penguin Books Ltd, 1998

Danny the Champion of the World is published in paperback by Puffin Books

The Cast

Danny – Tom Saunter

Danny’s Father – Nigel Anthony

Mrs. Clipstone – Joanna David

The Narrator – Christian Rodska

Other parts read by James Saxon and Stephen Thorne

[amelia-rosechambers]

I listened to this every night as a child, I wish I knew where that old cassette was! Thank you for uploading, I have been trying to find this version for years.

[JunglistuniteYT]

I got the actual chills listening too this into brought me back many many years

[andreacraik]

A message of my own… keep having adventures with your kids! A trip through the jungle to discover the worlds largest dragonflies, huge orange iguanas sunning up in the trees, and ending up at a hidden waterfall with the perfect swimming hole… or just walking the dogs around town!

[AdamHughes-qthz]

Shortened long journeys in the car and enjoyed as much by us as by our children. Priceless.

[scottmccarter]

my favourite in this series i listened to it the most of any of them as a kid i'm 23 now i want to be young again.

[mikeylewis]

Really appreciate this. Thank you so much.

[IEddits]

Thank you so much for this, I used to listen to this all the time as a child and it’s crazy to hear it again 15 years later! Tomorrow I’m going to listen to George’s marvellous medicine!

[starsasmirrors]

love you for this, used to listen to the cd every night for years but lost it ages ages ago, was planning to find it and rip it again like you'll but ill just archive this version on my pc

[karissailormoon]

Thank you so much! Been looking for this version for years!

[BethAlicexoxo]

OMG THIS IS THE VERSION IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE MUSIC OMGG

[bananaspoon]

who else noticed the similarity between this cds theme tune and the comedy peaceful theme, y'know the one, always gets interrupted by like an alarm clock or argument?

[thebosh]

Fancied a trip down memory lane, finally found this version thanks for uploading

[BeanBakedC]

I never knew that Nigel Anthony of TUGS fame would star in this

[Preyser]

Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa. I love the sound effect they used for when Mr Hazil starts up his Rolls Royce and accelerates away. I believe they used the same sound effect for the luxury car at the end of the dramatised version of Matilda. I would love to listen to that sound effect on it's own at some point. I think we can find it on BBC Sound Effects but I haven't had any luck finding it as I have no idea what the file is called.

[ofthedwarfs]

I used to listen to this as a kid loved it and still do couldn’t remember the name of it think I’ve still got the CD somewhere

[jimallen]

Excellent I only have this on cassette from like 30 years ago

[MeansofIntrigue]

One of the finest children's book dramatisations IMO.

[shiannamariestentt]

I keep forgetting to ask if there’s any way to stream this on iTunes. I can’t believe myself sometimes.

[shardtheth]

Thank you for uploading this, the cassette saw me through many long nights as a child. Does anyone know the name of the theme song that plays at the beginning and between chapters? I would love to listen to it on its own at some point, it invokes a powerful nostalgia in me.

[shiannamariestentt]

Could you do one of The Twits, The Minpins, or The Magic Finger? Those are all Roald Dahl books.