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George and the Big Bang by Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking

George and the Big Bang: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the George and the Big Bang audiobook runs 6 hours unabridged, narrated by James Goode (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

Days to finish George and the Big Bang at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 6 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

951 Mystery & Fantasy 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

George and the Big Bang is an audiobook by Lucy Hawking and Stephen Hawking: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by James Goode, released August 28, 2012, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
James Goode
Released
August 28, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy
ISBN
9781442358720

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the George and the Big Bang audiobook?

George and the Big Bang runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is the George and the Big Bang audiobook free?

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

Who narrates George and the Big Bang?

George and the Big Bang is narrated by James Goode.