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The Ipcress File by Len Deighton

The Ipcress File: Audiobook

by Len Deighton · narrated by James Lailey · unabridged · 2014

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ipcress File runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Lailey (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2014released
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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 758 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Lailey

James Lailey narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 189 hours in all.

  • The Nonesuch: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romanceGeorgette Heyer · 10.9 hrs
  • Funeral in BerlinLen Deighton · 9.9 hrs
  • London Match: Penguin Modern ClassicsLen Deighton · 14.8 hrs
  • Brothers of the WindTad Williams · 12.3 hrs
  • Berlin Game: A Bernard Samson NovelLen Deighton · 10.4 hrs

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

143 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Ipcress File is an audiobook by Len Deighton: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Lailey, released March 27, 2014, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
James Lailey
Released
March 27, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
ISBN
9780007549122

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ipcress File as an audiobook?

The Ipcress File runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Ipcress File free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Ipcress File?

The Ipcress File is narrated by James Lailey.