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The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation by Alan Bennett

The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation runs 1.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.4listening hrs
Comedy, Satire & Parodystore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 1.4 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 4,209 Comedy, Satire & Parody 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 Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation is an audiobook by Alan Bennett: a 1.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett, released October 1, 2015, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.4 hrs
Narrated by
Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett
Released
October 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9781785291814

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation as an audiobook?

The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation runs 1.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.

Is The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation?

The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation is narrated by Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett.