When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top audiobook runs 14.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Mel Foster (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mel Foster
Mel Foster narrates 158 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,838 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
449 Arts & Entertainment 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
When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top is an audiobook by Larry Kane: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Foster, released July 30, 2013, on the Arts & Entertainment and Celebrity Memoirs shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mel Foster
- Released
- July 30, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Memoirs
- ISBN
- 9781480530034
How to listen to When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top audiobook?
When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is the When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top?
When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top is narrated by Mel Foster.
Is When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.