Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Rana Mitter (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
272 World 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
Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives is an audiobook by Rana Mitter: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Rana Mitter, released February 24, 2022, on the World and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rana Mitter
- Released
- February 24, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781529187069
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives audiobook?
Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is the Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives?
Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives is narrated by Rana Mitter.