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Cross Channel by Julian Barnes

Cross Channel: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cross Channel audiobook runs 6.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Polly Lee and Simon Vance (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Cross Channel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by Charles Armstrong runs 0.9 hours shorter (5.3 hours).

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

Cross Channel is an audiobook by Julian Barnes: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Polly Lee and Simon Vance, released November 24, 2020, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
Polly Lee, Simon Vance
Released
November 24, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781980082866

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Cross Channel audiobook?

Cross Channel runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Cross Channel audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Cross Channel?

Cross Channel is narrated by Polly Lee and Simon Vance.