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The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit by Philip Ardagh

The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Unlikely Exploits series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit runs 2.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.5listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.5 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Unlikely Exploits

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 5.5 hours in all.

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 Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit is book 1 of Philip Ardagh's Unlikely Exploits series: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released May 11, 2004, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Humor shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.5 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Barrett
Released
May 11, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids), Humor
Series
Unlikely Exploits #1
ISBN
9780807223338

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit as an audiobook?

The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit?

The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit is narrated by Joe Barrett.