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In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection by Melvyn Bragg

In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection: Audiobook

Part of In Our Time

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection audiobook runs 17.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Melvyn Bragg (about 11.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.3listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 17.3 hours of listening.

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30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 3,749 Poetry 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

In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection is an audiobook by Melvyn Bragg: a 17.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Melvyn Bragg, released October 12, 2023, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.3 hrs
Narrated by
Melvyn Bragg
Released
October 12, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
Series
In Our Time
ISBN
9781529915044

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection audiobook?

In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection runs 17.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.5 hours.

Is the In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection?

In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection is narrated by Melvyn Bragg.

Is In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English: A BBC Radio 4 Collection worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.5 hours, saving 5.8 hours.