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Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection by Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell

Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection audiobook runs 18.9 hours unabridged, narrated by George Monbiot and Francine Stock and others (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.9listening hrs
Law & Politicsstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.9 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 3,072 Law & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection is an audiobook by Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell and Matthew Parris: a 18.9-hour unabridged recording, read by George Monbiot, Francine Stock and Maxine Peake and others, released August 5, 2021, on the Law & Politics and Business shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.9 hrs
Narrated by
George Monbiot, Francine Stock, Maxine Peake, Ray Mears, Ann Widdecombe, Matthew Parris
Released
August 5, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Law & Politics, Business, Military (Biography & Memoir)
ISBN
9781529141474

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection audiobook?

Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection runs 18.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.

Is the Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection?

Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection is narrated by George Monbiot, Francine Stock, Maxine Peake and Ray Mears and others.

Is Great Leaders' Lives: A BBC biography collection worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.