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Benedict Cumberbatch: Audiobooks Narrated

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, Benedict Cumberbatch narrates 35 unabridged English-language audiobooks in our catalog, 155.7 hours in all; the median one runs 2.8 hours.

35titles
156listening hrs
2.8median hrs

The narrator in numbers

Titles narrated
35
Total listening time
155.7 hrs
Median length
2.8 hrs
Release years
2004 to 2026
Longest
Rumpole: A BBC Radio Collection: 32 BBC Radio full-cast dramas (26.3 hrs)
Shortest
The Snowman and the Snowdog (0.2 hrs)
Recordings with four or more narrators
21

Shelf mix

Where Benedict Cumberbatch's audiobooks sit on the store's shelves. A title can sit on more than one.

Store shelfTitlesShare
Arts & Entertainment823%
Essays & Anthologies823%
Fiction720%
Immersive Audio514%
Comedy, Satire & Parody514%
Literary Fiction411%
Historical (Fiction)411%
Action & Adventure (Fiction)39%

Narrates alongside

Narrators credited with Benedict Cumberbatch on the same recordings.

Audiobooks narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch

Every title, with its store running time. Ordered by popularity on the store (rating counts, used only for ordering and never shown).

#TitleAuthorLength
1Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries: Four original short storiesJohn Taylor2 hrs
2The Order of TimeCarlo Rovelli4.3 hrs
3Neverwhere: A BBC Radio Full-Cast DramatisationNeil Gaiman3.8 hrs
4The Odyssey: An epic full-cast journey through the adventures of Odysseus and the world of Greek MythologyHomer3.8 hrs
5Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 1: A full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore2.8 hrs
6Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 4: A full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore2.8 hrs
7Rumpole: A BBC Radio Collection: 32 BBC Radio full-cast dramasJohn Clifford Mortimer26.3 hrs
8Double BlindEdward St Aubyn7.8 hrs
9The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationPaul Scott8.5 hrs
10Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 2: A full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore2.8 hrs
11Rumpole: The Gentle Art of Blackmail & other stories: Four BBC Radio 4 dramatisationsJohn Clifford Mortimer2.9 hrs
12The Pillow Book: Series 1-11: A full-cast historical crime dramaRobert Forrest11.2 hrs
13Rumpole: The Age of Miracles & other stories: Three BBC Radio 4 dramatisationsJohn Clifford Mortimer2.3 hrs
14Tom and Viv: The heart-breaking story of TS Eliot's marriage to Vivienne Haigh-WoodMichael Hastings1.5 hrs
15Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3: A full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore2.8 hrs
16Rumpole: The Penge Bungalow Murders & other stories: Three BBC Radio 4 dramatisationsJohn Clifford Mortimer2.9 hrs
17Cabin Pressure: Zurich: The Finale Special of the full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore0.9 hrs
18Rumpole: The Sleeping Partners & other stories: Three BBC Radio 4 dramatisationsJohn Clifford Mortimer2.3 hrs
19The Biggest Secret: A BBC Radio 4 DramaMike Walker1.7 hrs
20Cabin Pressure: Molokai: The Christmas Special episode of the full-cast BBC Radio ComedyJohn Finnemore0.5 hrs
21Last Days of Grace: A BBC Radio 4 dramaNick Warburton0.7 hrs
22Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider AudienceShaun Usher11.5 hrs
23Parallel Lines: From the Booker Shortlisted author of the Patrick Melrose seriesEdward St Aubyn7.6 hrs
24The Ultimate Iliad & Odyssey: Two Full-Cast Dramatisations: Rediscover the Epic Greek Myths Ahead of the Major FilmHomer5.7 hrs
25The Snowman and the SnowdogRaymond Briggs0.2 hrs
26Letters of Note: LoveShaun Usher2.9 hrs
27Letters of Note: WarShaun Usher2.8 hrs
28Letters of Note: MusicShaun Usher2.5 hrs
29Letters of Note: CatsShaun Usher2.9 hrs
30Letters of Note: ArtShaun Usher2.7 hrs
31Letters of Note: MothersShaun Usher3.7 hrs
32Letters of Note: ArtTba2.7 hrs
33Parallel LinesEdward St. Aubyn7.6 hrs
34The Golden Age: Mystery and Murder: Seven BBC Radio Adaptations of Classic Crime MysteriesVictor Whitechurch6.3 hrs
35Walk With Me in Sound: A Mindfulness Soundscape with Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat HanhMarc Francis1.7 hrs

Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

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