In Our Time: The Written World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Our Time: The Written World audiobook runs 2.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Melvyn Bragg (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.3 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 326 hours in all.
- The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE
- Charles Dickens: A BBC Biography
- In Our Time: 25 Thinkers Who Shaped Modern Philosophy: A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- In Our Time: 25 Key Figures in Ancient History: A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- In Our Time: 25 Journeys Through the History of the Islamic World: A BBC Radio 4 Collection
About as long, on the Europe shelf
93 Europe 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
In Our Time: The Written World is an audiobook by Melvyn Bragg: a 2.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Melvyn Bragg, released January 14, 2012, on the Europe and Ancient Mythology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melvyn Bragg
- Released
- January 14, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe, Ancient Mythology
- ISBN
- 9781445843544
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In Our Time: The Written World audiobook?
In Our Time: The Written World runs 2.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is the In Our Time: The Written World audiobook free?
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Who narrates In Our Time: The Written World?
In Our Time: The Written World is narrated by Melvyn Bragg.