The Shining: Audiobook
Part of BFI Film Classics
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shining runs 2.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Blair (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.8 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Blair
David Blair narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 96 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
200 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 Shining is an audiobook by Roger Luckhurst: a 2.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Blair, released December 11, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Blair
- Released
- December 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- Series
- BFI Film Classics
- ISBN
- 9781805750963
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shining as an audiobook?
The Shining runs 2.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.
Is The Shining free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shining?
The Shining is narrated by David Blair.