Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond audiobook runs 22 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 22 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
125 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
Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond is an audiobook by Andrew Lycett: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 7, 2010, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- April 7, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781483074283
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond audiobook?
Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is the Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond?
Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Ian Fleming: The Man behind James Bond worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.3 hours.