The Understudy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Understudy runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Thornley (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Thornley
Paul Thornley narrates 132 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,372 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
13,104 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2005 recording read by Tristan Layton runs 1.6 hours shorter (9.6 hours).
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 Understudy is an audiobook by David Nicholls: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Thornley, released July 16, 2012, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Thornley
- Released
- July 16, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781471212147
How to listen to The Understudy free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Understudy as an audiobook?
The Understudy runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Understudy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Understudy?
The Understudy is narrated by Paul Thornley.
Is The Understudy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.