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A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama by Linda Smith

A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama runs 6.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Martin Hyder and Femi Elufowoju Jr and others (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama is an audiobook by Linda Smith: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Hyder, Femi Elufowoju Jr and Margaret John and others, released June 10, 2021, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Martin Hyder, Femi Elufowoju Jr, Margaret John, Chris Neill, Linda Smith, Jeremy Hardy
Released
June 10, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781529143010

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama as an audiobook?

A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama?

A Brief History of Timewasting: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama is narrated by Martin Hyder, Femi Elufowoju Jr, Margaret John and Chris Neill and others.