A Less Boring History of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Less Boring History of the World runs 4.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Miles Jupp (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Miles Jupp
Miles Jupp narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 182 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
227 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 Less Boring History of the World is an audiobook by Dave Rear: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Miles Jupp, released October 4, 2012, on the World and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Miles Jupp
- Released
- October 4, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9781448124862
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Less Boring History of the World as an audiobook?
A Less Boring History of the World runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is A Less Boring History of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Less Boring History of the World?
A Less Boring History of the World is narrated by Miles Jupp.