The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Naughtie (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Naughtie
James Naughtie narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
563 Arts & Entertainment 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 Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series is an audiobook by James Naughtie: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by James Naughtie, released August 10, 2017, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Naughtie
- Released
- August 10, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781785299988
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series as an audiobook?
The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series?
The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series is narrated by James Naughtie.
Is The Making of Music: The complete landmark BBC Radio 4 series worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.