Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors': Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' audiobook runs 24.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (about 16.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 49 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 24.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 545 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
74 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' is an audiobook by David Olusoga: a 24.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, released November 3, 2016, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Released
- November 3, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9781509837113
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' audiobook?
Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' runs 24.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.3 hours.
Is the Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' audiobook free?
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Who narrates Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors'?
Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' is narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
Is Black and British: A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors' worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.3 hours, saving 8.2 hours.