Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
847 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life is an audiobook by Peter Ackroyd: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released October 25, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- October 25, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9780735285156
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life audiobook?
Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life?
Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life is narrated by Gildart Jackson.
Is Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.