The Adventures of Tom Bombadil: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil runs 1.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Jacobi (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 1.4 hours, it is shorter than 91% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 527 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
73 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by Peter Coates runs about the same length (1.3 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
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is an audiobook by J.R.R. Tolkien: a 1.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Jacobi, released May 1, 2010, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Jacobi
- Released
- May 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9780007384099
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Adventures of Tom Bombadil as an audiobook?
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil runs 1.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.
Is The Adventures of Tom Bombadil free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Adventures of Tom Bombadil?
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is narrated by Derek Jacobi.