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What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history by Christopher Andrew

What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history audiobook runs 16.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Andrew (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 87% 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

What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history is an audiobook by Christopher Andrew: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Andrew, released December 9, 2021, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.5 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Andrew
Released
December 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781529143690

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history audiobook?

What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.

Is the What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history audiobook free?

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

Who narrates What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history?

What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history is narrated by Christopher Andrew.

Is What If?: A BBC Radio 4 alternative history worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.