The Last King of Scotland: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Last King of Scotland runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Forbes (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 222 hours in all.
- Good Omens: A Full Cast Production
- Playing Nice
- The Sleeper and the Spindle
- The Firemaker
- The Fourth Sacrifice
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,402 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
- Local Woman Missing
- The Judge's List
- The Terminal List
- That Affair Next Door
Other recordings
- The 2006 recording read by Mirron Willis runs 2.3 hours longer (13.9 hours).
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 Last King of Scotland is an audiobook by Giles Foden: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Forbes, released December 1, 2009, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Forbes
- Released
- December 1, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781407454238
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Last King of Scotland as an audiobook?
The Last King of Scotland runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Last King of Scotland free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Last King of Scotland?
The Last King of Scotland is narrated by Peter Forbes.
Is The Last King of Scotland worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.