The Planets: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Planets runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Samuel West (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.7 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Samuel West
Samuel West narrates 83 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 897 hours in all.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
135 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
- Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
- Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
- At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe's First Seconds
- Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
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 Planets is an audiobook by Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel West, released May 23, 2019, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Samuel West
- Released
- May 23, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9780008294311
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Planets as an audiobook?
The Planets runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Planets free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Planets?
The Planets is narrated by Samuel West.