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War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Paterson Joseph and John Hurt and others (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

475 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is an audiobook by Leo Tolstoy: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Paterson Joseph, John Hurt and Lesley Manville and others, released April 6, 2017, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville, Harriet Walter
Released
April 6, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781785294570

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation audiobook?

War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation audiobook free?

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

Who narrates War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation?

War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation is narrated by Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter.

Is War and Peace: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.