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Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama by Martyn Wade

Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama audiobook runs 3.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Elizabeth Spriggs and Joan Sims and others (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.7listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama at common listening paces
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30 min / day8 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 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

1,356 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama is an audiobook by Martyn Wade: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Spriggs, Joan Sims and Maggie Steed and others, released June 10, 2021, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.7 hrs
Narrated by
Elizabeth Spriggs, Joan Sims, Maggie Steed, Geoffrey Whitehead, Charles Simpson, Michael Cochrane
Released
June 10, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781529143034

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama audiobook?

Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.

Is the Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama?

Bookcases: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama is narrated by Elizabeth Spriggs, Joan Sims, Maggie Steed and Geoffrey Whitehead and others.