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The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller by Edward Boyd

The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller runs 2.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Teddy Johnson and Moultrie R Kelsall and others (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.7listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.7 hours, it is shorter than 91% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

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

The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller is an audiobook by Edward Boyd: a 2.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Teddy Johnson, Moultrie R Kelsall and Isobel Gardner and others, released January 7, 2021, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.7 hrs
Narrated by
Teddy Johnson, Moultrie R Kelsall, Isobel Gardner, Effie Morrison, Douglas Murchie
Released
January 7, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781529141412

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller as an audiobook?

The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller runs 2.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.

Is The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller?

The Candle of Darkness: A classic BBC Radio full-cast thriller is narrated by Teddy Johnson, Moultrie R Kelsall, Isobel Gardner and Effie Morrison and others.