Ian McKellen: Audiobooks Narrated
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, Ian McKellen narrates 16 unabridged English-language audiobooks in our catalog, 267.7 hours in all; the median one runs 7.1 hours.
The narrator in numbers
- Titles narrated
- 16
- Total listening time
- 267.7 hrs
- Median length
- 7.1 hrs
- Release years
- 2005 to 2020
- Longest
- Shakespeare: The Complete Works (100.3 hrs)
- Shortest
- Quote... Unquote: Highlights from the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 panel show (1.9 hrs)
- Recordings with four or more narrators
- 12
Shelf mix
Where Ian McKellen's audiobooks sit on the store's shelves. A title can sit on more than one.
| Store shelf | Titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre & Radio | 11 | 69% |
| Mystery & Fantasy | 4 | 25% |
| Animals & Nature (Kids) | 4 | 25% |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 6% |
Narrates alongside
Narrators credited with Ian McKellen on the same recordings.
| Narrator | Shared titles |
|---|---|
| Prunella Scales | 9 |
| Derek Jacobi | 5 |
| Diana Rigg | 3 |
| Patrick Wymark | 3 |
| Roy Dotrice | 3 |
| Michael Hordern | 2 |
| Julian Curry | 2 |
| Frank Duncan | 1 |
| Anthony White | 1 |
| Terry Wogan | 1 |
| Peter Ustinov | 1 |
| Glenda Jackson | 1 |
Audiobooks narrated by Ian McKellen
Every title, with its store running time. Ordered by popularity on the store (rating counts, used only for ordering and never shown).
Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
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