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The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron by Andrew Roberts

The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.7listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.7 hours of listening.

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30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron is an audiobook by Andrew Roberts: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Armstrong, released August 18, 2022, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.7 hrs
Narrated by
Gareth Armstrong
Released
August 18, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir), Law & Politics
ISBN
9781398513020

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron as an audiobook?

The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Is The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron?

The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron is narrated by Gareth Armstrong.

Is The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.