Audiobook series

All Creatures Great and Small: Audiobooks in Order

by James Herriot

Some series are less about plot than about a place you long to return to, and for millions that place is James Herriot’s Yorkshire Dales. All Creatures Great and Small gathers his tales of veterinary life among farmers, animals and weather that never cooperates. The volume in our catalogue, The Lord God Made Them All, runs 11 hours and 30 minutes and holds a glowing 4.7 star average.
  • 2 audiobooks
  • 14 hours of listening
  • 4.7/5 average (8 ratings)
  • narrated by Christopher Timothy
  • Home & Garden

The All Creatures Great and Small audiobooks in order

Series at a glance

#TitleLengthRating
4 The Lord God Made Them All 11 hours and 30 minutes 4.7/5 (7)
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet 2 hours and 54 minutes 4.6/5 (1)

Why listen to All Creatures Great and Small?

The casting here is a quiet masterstroke. Christopher Timothy is a voice countless Britons already associate with Herriot’s world, and hearing him read these stories feels less like a performance than a homecoming. His affection for the material is unmistakable.Herriot wrote in warm, self-contained episodes, which makes this ideal listening for the end of the day. You can take one farm call at a time and never feel lost, which also means this volume is a perfectly good place to join. Eleven and a half hours pass in gentle instalments rather than one demanding arc.Choose this series when you want comfort without silliness: it is funny and consoling, but it never pretends country life is painless. Animal lovers, memoir readers and anyone in need of something kind will be at home.

Clara’s verdict

Clara Whitmore

4.5/5

I hold Herriot to a high standard because I grew up with these stories, and this recording clears it comfortably. Seven listeners have given The Lord God Made Them All a 4.7 star average and I find myself nodding along with every one of them. This is Herriot at his most reflective, and Christopher Timothy reads it like a man among old friends. My one caveat is that the episodic rhythm suits quiet evenings better than a single long journey.

Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic

Frequently asked questions

How many audiobooks are in the All Creatures Great and Small series?

Our catalogue lists 2 All Creatures Great and Small audiobooks, adding up to around 14 hours of listening.

Which All Creatures Great and Small audiobook should I start with?

Listeners rate The Lord God Made Them All highest, but reading order usually starts with book 1.

Who narrates the All Creatures Great and Small audiobooks?

Most of the series is narrated by Christopher Timothy.

Are the All Creatures Great and Small audiobooks worth listening to?

Across the series, listeners average 4.7/5 from 8 ratings on Audible and Amazon.

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