The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Kamila Shamsie and others (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the World shelf
289 World 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 Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE is an audiobook by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Kamila Shamsie: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Kamila Shamsie and Melvyn Bragg, released August 12, 2021, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Kamila Shamsie, Melvyn Bragg
- Released
- August 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781529143188
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE as an audiobook?
The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE?
The Islamic Golden Age: A BBC history 770 - 1258 CE is narrated by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Kamila Shamsie and Melvyn Bragg.