Which Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side recording should you buy?
Christie has the messiest audio catalogue of any author on this site. This title alone has a full reading, a 90-minute radio dramatisation, and a retelling written for English learners — all sold side by side under the same name.
Agatha Christie · 3 recordings on Audible UK
Short answer
Emilia Fox for the complete book. Pick the June Whitfield version only if you actively want the BBC radio dramatisation, which is a different experience rather than a shorter one. The Gabrielle Glaister listing is neither — it is a Collins graded reader with the text rewritten.
Every recording, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Fox Our pick | 8 hrs 26 mins | Complete novel | The complete novel. |
| Gabrielle Glaister | 3 hrs 31 mins | Collins graded reader (Level 4, B2) | NOT the novel. Audible's product slug says "The-mirror-crackd-from-side-to-side-Level-4-upper-intermediate". |
| June Whitfield and a full cast, with Ian Lavender | 1 hr 27 mins | Full-cast dramatisation | A BBC radio play, not a reading. Enjoyable on its own terms; not a substitute for the book. |
