The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rob Cowen (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 |
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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
598 Memoirs 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 North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week is an audiobook by Rob Cowen: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Rob Cowen, released April 17, 2025, on the Memoirs and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rob Cowen
- Released
- April 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781804956106
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week as an audiobook?
The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week?
The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week is narrated by Rob Cowen.
Is The North Road: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.