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The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Neil Gaiman

The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation runs 1.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gwendoline Christie and Ralph Ineson and others (about 0.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.2listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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  • At 1.2 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is an audiobook by Neil Gaiman: a 1.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Gwendoline Christie, Ralph Ineson and Penelope Wilton and others, released January 28, 2021, on the Short Stories and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.2 hrs
Narrated by
Gwendoline Christie, Ralph Ineson, Penelope Wilton, Neil Gaiman
Released
January 28, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
ISBN
9781529142136

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation as an audiobook?

The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation runs 1.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.8 hours.

Is The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation?

The Sleeper and the Spindle: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is narrated by Gwendoline Christie, Ralph Ineson, Penelope Wilton and Neil Gaiman.