Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeremy Paxman (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,114 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain is an audiobook by Jeremy Paxman: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeremy Paxman, released September 30, 2021, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeremy Paxman
- Released
- September 30, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Europe, World
- ISBN
- 9780008128371
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain audiobook?
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain?
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain is narrated by Jeremy Paxman.
Is Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.