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Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers by David Olusoga

Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers audiobook runs 3.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Onwukwe (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.3listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers at common listening paces
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30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.3 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

124 Tough Topics 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

Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers is an audiobook by David Olusoga: a 3.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Onwukwe, released October 2, 2020, on the Tough Topics and Historical (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Onwukwe
Released
October 2, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
ISBN
9781529066968

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers audiobook?

Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers runs 3.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is the Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers audiobook free?

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Who narrates Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers?

Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers is narrated by Ben Onwukwe.