A History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the World runs 26.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Andrew Marr and David Timson (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 26.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Timson
David Timson narrates 91 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,047 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
142 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 is an audiobook by Andrew Marr: a 26.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Andrew Marr and David Timson, released September 27, 2012, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Released
- September 27, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9780230763357
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the World as an audiobook?
A History of the World runs 26.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.
Is A History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the World?
A History of the World is narrated by Andrew Marr and David Timson.
Is A History of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.8 hours.