The Man in the Wooden Hat: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Old Filth series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man in the Wooden Hat runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Wallace (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Old Filth
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 16.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Filth | 9.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Man in the Wooden Hat | 6.8 hrs |
More narrated by Bill Wallace
Bill Wallace narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 170 hours in all.
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
230 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- 3rd Degree
- The Beach House
- The 8th Confession
- The 17th Suspect
- Beach Road
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 Man in the Wooden Hat is book 2 of Jane Gardam's Old Filth series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Wallace, released September 15, 2020, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Wallace
- Released
- September 15, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- Series
- Old Filth #2
- ISBN
- 9781705010068
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man in the Wooden Hat as an audiobook?
The Man in the Wooden Hat runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Man in the Wooden Hat free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man in the Wooden Hat?
The Man in the Wooden Hat is narrated by Bill Wallace.