Based on a True Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Based on a True Story audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gareth Armstrong
Gareth Armstrong narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 541 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,107 Memoirs 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
Based on a True Story is an audiobook by Anthony Holden: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Armstrong, released October 28, 2021, on the Memoirs shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gareth Armstrong
- Released
- October 28, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs
- ISBN
- 9781398514140
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Based on a True Story audiobook?
Based on a True Story runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Based on a True Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Based on a True Story?
Based on a True Story is narrated by Gareth Armstrong.
Is Based on a True Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.