The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond by Chris Blackwell

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Nighy (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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

What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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 Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond is an audiobook by Chris Blackwell: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Nighy, released June 9, 2022, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Bill Nighy
Released
June 9, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781788704687

How to listen to The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond as an audiobook?

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond?

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond is narrated by Bill Nighy.

Is The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.