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The Beatles by Hunter Davies

The Beatles: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beatles runs 16.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edward Lewis (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Beatles at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 16.2 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

341 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

The Beatles is an audiobook by Hunter Davies: a 16.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Lewis, released March 18, 2010, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.2 hrs
Narrated by
Edward Lewis
Released
March 18, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781483069364

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Beatles as an audiobook?

The Beatles runs 16.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.

Is The Beatles free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Beatles?

The Beatles is narrated by Edward Lewis.

Is The Beatles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.