The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading runs 1.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alan Bennett (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 118 hours in all.
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- Alan Bennett Reads Childhood Classics: The Wind in the Willows; Alice in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass; Winnie-the-Pooh; The House at Pooh Corner
- Smut: Two Unseemly Stories: The Greening of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding of Mrs Forbes
- Merry Christmas Mouse and Mole: Christmas Special
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
173 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
The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading is an audiobook by Alan Bennett: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Bennett, released October 1, 2005, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Bennett
- Released
- October 1, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781405625715
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading as an audiobook?
The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading?
The Lady in the Van: A BBC Radio Reading is narrated by Alan Bennett.