Which Pocket Full of Rye recording should you buy?
Three listings under one title: the novel, a BBC radio play a fifth of the length, and a retelling for English learners that looks like neither.
Agatha Christie · 3 recordings on Audible UK
Short answer
Richard E. Grant for the novel — an unusual and very good piece of Christie casting. The 3-hour Jane Collingwood listing is a Collins graded reader, not a shorter version of the book.
Every recording, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard E. Grant Our pick | 6 hrs 50 mins | Complete novel | The complete novel. |
| Jane Collingwood | 3 hrs 22 mins | Collins graded reader (B2+) | NOT the novel. The product page reads "A Pocket Full of Rye B2+". The slug gives nothing away, so this one has to be opened to be identified. |
| June Whitfield and a full cast | 1 hr 28 mins | Full-cast dramatisation | BBC radio. |
