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The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production by William Shakespeare

The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production runs 3.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ellie Beaven and Kenneth Cranham and others (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.5listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.5 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 11,102 Drama 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 Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellie Beaven, Kenneth Cranham and Juliet Stevenson and others, released December 1, 2004, on the Drama and Theatre & Radio shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.5 hrs
Narrated by
Ellie Beaven, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Sheen
Released
December 1, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Theatre & Radio
ISBN
9781405625203

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production as an audiobook?

The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.

Is The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production?

The Hamlet: A BBC Radio Production is narrated by Ellie Beaven, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson and Michael Sheen.