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Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary by Christopher Somerville

Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Somerville (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary is an audiobook by Christopher Somerville: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Somerville, released August 24, 2023, on the World and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Somerville
Released
August 24, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781529921052

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary audiobook?

Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary audiobook free?

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Who narrates Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary?

Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary is narrated by Christopher Somerville.

Is Walking the Bones of Britain: A 3 Billion Year Journey from the Outer Hebrides to the Thames Estuary worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.