A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Melvyn Bragg (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
266 Lessons in Philosophy 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 History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories is an audiobook by Melvyn Bragg: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Melvyn Bragg, released March 18, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melvyn Bragg
- Released
- March 18, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781529141962
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories as an audiobook?
A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories?
A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories is narrated by Melvyn Bragg.
Is A History of Ideas: Key philosophers and their theories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.