Best Julian Rhind-Tutt Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt — 6 titles spanning Fantasy, Biography & Memoir, Mystery, Literature & Fiction, averaging 3.59 ABR stars.

Julian Rhind-Tutt brings the precision of a stage-trained British actor to every performance — his voice is crisp and dry, with a wry intelligence that suits morally complex material perfectly. Best known to TV audiences from Green Wing, he translates that same sardonic wit into audio, making him a natural fit for darkly comic mysteries and literary fare. His narration of The Sleeper and the Spindle captures Neil Gaiman's eerie fairy tale atmosphere without overselling it — Rhind-Tutt understands restraint. His extensive BBC Radio work, including the Restoration comedy collection Intrigue and Satire, shows real range: he can handle period language and quick comic timing with equal ease. Listeners who prize clarity and dry understatement over theatrical fireworks will find him endlessly reliable. He's the kind of narrator you trust immediately, even when the material is strange.

Where to Start with Julian Rhind-Tutt

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    The Sleeper and the Spindle cover

    The Sleeper and the Spindle

    by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley

    ★ 3.99 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K)
    1h 5m listening time • Released 2015
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    Alexander: The Story of a Legendary Leader

    by David Wade, Alex Jennings, Barry Foster, Brian Cox, Geraldine James, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Maloney, Simon Ward, Sam Crane, David March, Malcolm Sinclair, Keith Drinkel, Gary King, Barry Gordon, Philip Anthony, John Evitts, John Webb, James Telfer, David Thorpe, Patti Holloway, Oona Beeson, Teresa Gallagher, Rachel Atkins, Jill Graham, Diana Payan, John Moffat, Michael Onslow, John Rye, John Baddeley, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Charles Kay, Dominic Letts, Mark Straker, Jonathan Adams, Seán Barrett, Richard Pearce, Matthew Sim, John Hollis, Renu Setna, Glyn Dearman, Richard Lattimore, Wilfredo Acosta, Melvyn Bragg, Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis, Diana Spencer, Rachel Mairs

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Barry Foster, Brian Cox, Geraldine James, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Maloney, Simon Ward

    ★ 3.62 ABR Score (34 ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (30) ★ 4.25 Audible (4)
    5h 41m listening time • Released 2020
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    A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem

    by Ruth Rendell, Sophie Hannah

    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gemma Whelan, Hattie Morahan

    ★ 3.55 ABR Score (795 ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (794) ★ 4 Audible (1)
    6h 34m listening time • Released 2017
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    The People's Princess

    by Shelagh Stephenson, Alex Jennings, Rebecca Saire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Chris McHallem, Richard Howard, Mark Lambert, Jill Cardo, Nial Cusack

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Chris McHallem, Jill Cardo, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Mark Lambert, Nial Cusack, Rebecca Saire, Richard Howard

    ★ 3.52 ABR Score (6 ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 3.33 Audible (3)
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    Magnolia Blossom: an Agatha Christie Short Story

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox, Full Cast, Julian Rhind-Tutt

    ★ 3.50 ABR Score (529 ratings)
    ★ 3.33 Goodreads (508) ★ 3.52 Audible (21)
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    Intrigue and Satire: Later Restoration Comedies: 11 BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Recruiting Officer and The Way of the World and more cover

    Intrigue and Satire: Later Restoration Comedies: 11 BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Recruiting Officer and The Way of the World and more

    by Aphra Behn, Celia Imrie, Sian Thomas, Alex Jennings, Sheila Hancock, Frances Barber, Indira Varma, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Josie Lawrence, Adjoa Andoh, Hugh Bonneville, Kris Marshall, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Eyre, Full Cast, Susanna Centivre, William Congreve, Delarivier Manley, John Vanburgh, George Farquhar

    Narrated by Celia Imrie, Sian Thomas, Alex Jennings, Sheila Hancock, Frances Barber, Indira Varma, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Josie Lawrence, Adjoa Andoh, Hugh Bonneville, Kris Marshall, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Eyre, Full Cast

    ★ 3.36 ABR Score (1 ratings)
    ★ 5 Audible (1)
    19h 6m listening time • Released 2023
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