A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Jackson (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
94 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is an audiobook by Stephen Hawking: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Jackson, released December 1, 2005, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Jackson
- Released
- December 1, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9781607472209
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes as an audiobook?
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes?
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is narrated by Michael Jackson.