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It's a Wonderful Life by Michael Newton

It's a Wonderful Life: Audiobook

Part of BFI Film Classics

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the It's a Wonderful Life audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by David Blair (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish It's a Wonderful Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 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 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

552 Arts & Entertainment 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

It's a Wonderful Life is an audiobook by Michael Newton: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by David Blair, released December 11, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.2 hrs
Narrated by
David Blair
Released
December 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
Series
BFI Film Classics
ISBN
9781805751021

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the It's a Wonderful Life audiobook?

It's a Wonderful Life runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

Is the It's a Wonderful Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates It's a Wonderful Life?

It's a Wonderful Life is narrated by David Blair.