The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland runs 19.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim McGarry and David Hume (about 12.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 19.4 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
358 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland is an audiobook by Tim Mcgarry and David Hume: a 19.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim McGarry and David Hume, released July 13, 2023, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim McGarry, David Hume
- Released
- July 13, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History), Europe
- ISBN
- 9781529909227
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland as an audiobook?
The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland runs 19.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.9 hours.
Is The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland?
The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland is narrated by Tim McGarry and David Hume.
Is The Long and the Short of It: A BBC History of Ireland worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.9 hours, saving 6.5 hours.