The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell and others (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.2 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 5 days |
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| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Armstrong
Joe Armstrong narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 44 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
228 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is an audiobook by Michel Faber: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott, released July 16, 2020, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell, Dougray Scott
- Released
- July 16, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781529126730
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation as an audiobook?
The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.
Is The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation?
The Book of Strange New Things: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is narrated by Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.