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Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer by Tom Lean

Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Meadows (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows narrates 236 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,168 hours in all.

All Mark Meadows audiobooks, measured

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

Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer is an audiobook by Tom Lean: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Meadows, released May 14, 2026, on the Social Science and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Mark Meadows
Released
May 14, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Computers & Technology
ISBN
9781399431415

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer audiobook?

Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer?

Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer is narrated by Mark Meadows.

Is Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.