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Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' by Gyles Brandreth

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh': Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Gyles Brandreth (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 41,638 Literature 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

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is an audiobook by Gyles Brandreth: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Gyles Brandreth, released December 2, 2025, on the Literature and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Gyles Brandreth
Released
December 2, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781250439475

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' audiobook?

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' audiobook free?

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Who narrates Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh'?

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is narrated by Gyles Brandreth.

Is Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.