The Order of Time: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Order of Time runs 4.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 2,188 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 108 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
132 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Prince, with eBook
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Order of Time is an audiobook by Carlo Rovelli: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Benedict Cumberbatch, released April 26, 2018, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Released
- April 26, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780141988269
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Order of Time as an audiobook?
The Order of Time runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Order of Time free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Order of Time?
The Order of Time is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.