A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series runs 22.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Neil Macgregor (about 14.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 days |
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 22.3 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Neil Macgregor
Neil Macgregor narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 47 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
215 World 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 the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series is an audiobook by Neil Macgregor: a 22.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Macgregor, released January 14, 2021, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Macgregor
- Released
- January 14, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781529141191
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series as an audiobook?
A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series runs 22.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.9 hours.
Is A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series?
A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series is narrated by Neil Macgregor.
Is A History of the World in 100 Objects: The landmark BBC Radio 4 series worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.9 hours, saving 7.4 hours.