Which Guards! Guards! recording should you buy?
A common place to start Discworld, sold as a current full recording and an old abridgement under the same title.
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Terry Pratchett · 2 Audible UK recordings compared
Short answer
Jon Culshaw. This is often recommended as the book to begin Discworld with, so it is a particularly bad one to accidentally buy abridged.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Culshaw, with Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz and Ben Aaronovitch Our pick | 13 hrs 29 mins | Unabridged | The current recording. Culshaw reads the City Watch books. |
| Tony Robinson | 3 hrs 14 mins | Abridged | Far shorter than the current recording. |
The recording we recommend is also on Audiobooks.com — the same Jon Culshaw reading, listed at 13 hrs 24 mins when we checked on 11 September 2026. Their one-credit plan is listed at £7.99 a month before applicable taxes, and its credits expire after three months — the two models compared. We earn a commission on that link.
