Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream: Audiobook
Book 18 of the 44 Scotland Street series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream audiobook runs 7.7 hours unabridged, narrated by David Rintoul (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on 44 Scotland Street
This is book 18. Books 1 to 17 run 183.3 hours before it; books 1 to 18 run 191 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 Scotland Street | 11.9 hrs |
| 2 | Espresso Tales | 14.6 hrs |
| 3 | Love Over Scotland | 14.4 hrs |
| 4 | The World According to Bertie | 14 hrs |
| 5 | The Unbearable Lightness of Scones | 13.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Importance of Being Seven | 11.6 hrs |
| 7 | Bertie Plays the Blues | 10.6 hrs |
| 8 | Sunshine on Scotland Street | 9.6 hrs |
| 9 | Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers | 9.8 hrs |
| 10 | The Revolving Door of Life | 9.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Bertie Project | 9.6 hrs |
| 12 | A Time of Love and Tartan | 8.2 hrs |
More narrated by David Rintoul
David Rintoul narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,904 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
1,461 Drama 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
Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream is book 18 of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Rintoul, released August 10, 2026, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Rintoul
- Released
- August 10, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- Series
- 44 Scotland Street #18
- ISBN
- 9798897567492
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream audiobook?
Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is the Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream audiobook free?
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Who narrates Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream?
Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream is narrated by David Rintoul.