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King John by William Shakespeare

King John: Audiobook

by William Shakespeare · narrated by Margaret Robertson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Trevor Peacock … · unabridged · 2006

Part of The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the King John audiobook runs 2.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Margaret Robertson and Geoffrey Whitehead and others (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.5listening hrs
Theatre & Radiostore shelf
2006released
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What our data says

  • At 2.5 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Margaret Robertson

Margaret Robertson narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 44 hours in all.

About as long, on the Theatre & Radio shelf

164 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by full cast and Anthony Jacobs runs 0.1 hours longer (2.6 hours).
  • The 2017 recording read by Marlowe Society runs 0.1 hours longer (2.6 hours).

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

King John is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Margaret Robertson, Geoffrey Whitehead and Trevor Peacock and others, released May 7, 2006, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.5 hrs
Narrated by
Margaret Robertson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Trevor Peacock, Michael Feast, Bill Nighy, Michael Maloney
Released
May 7, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Theatre & Radio
Series
The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
ISBN
9781572708884

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the King John audiobook?

King John runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the King John audiobook free?

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Who narrates King John?

King John is narrated by Margaret Robertson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Trevor Peacock and Michael Feast and others.