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The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production by William Shakespeare

The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Catrin Rhys and Nina Wadia and others (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.1 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

182 Classics (Literature) 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 Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production is an audiobook by William Shakespeare: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Catrin Rhys, Nina Wadia and Jasmine Hyde and others, released December 1, 2004, on the Classics (Literature) and Theatre & Radio shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.1 hrs
Narrated by
Catrin Rhys, Nina Wadia, Jasmine Hyde, Philip Madoc
Released
December 1, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Theatre & Radio
ISBN
9781405625197

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production as an audiobook?

The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.

Is The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production?

The Tempest: A BBC Radio Shakespeare production is narrated by Catrin Rhys, Nina Wadia, Jasmine Hyde and Philip Madoc.