A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading runs 1.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Jason (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 1.3 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Jason
David Jason narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 126 hours in all.
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- A Del of a Life: The hilarious #1 bestseller from the national treasure
- Only Fools and Horses: 16 Classic BBC TV Soundtracks
- A Stroke of the Pen: Rediscovered stories from the UK’s bestselling science fiction and fantasy author
- Do Not Adjust Your Set - Volume 9
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
295 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2009 recording read by Miriam Margolyes runs 2 hours longer (3.3 hours).
- The 2012 recording read by Tom Baker runs 1.7 hours longer (3 hours).
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 Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading is an audiobook by Charles Dickens: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Jason, released April 1, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Jason
- Released
- April 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781445893556
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading as an audiobook?
A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.
Is A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading?
A Christmas Carol: A BBC Radio Reading is narrated by David Jason.