Best Jon Culshaw Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Jon Culshaw — 6 titles spanning Fantasy, averaging 4.38 ABR stars.

Jon Culshaw is one of Britain's most celebrated impressionists, and that skill translates directly into Discworld narration — where a cast of dozens demands exactly that kind of chameleonic range. Best known in the UK for his Dead Ringers celebrity impressions, Culshaw brings a comedian's timing and a character actor's precision to Guards! Guards!, Night Watch, and Men at Arms, nailing Pratchett's comic rhythms without ever playing them too broad. His Vimes is wearily sardonic, his Nobby Nobbs hapless and gormless in exactly the right way. The voice itself is clear and crisp with a dry British wit underneath, which suits the Watch books especially well — stories that are funny but also deeply human. Fans who grew up with the BBC Pratchett adaptations will feel immediately at home here.

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    Men at Arms

    Discworld • Book 15

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.47 ABR Score (114.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (113.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (635)
    12h 58m listening time • Released 2023
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    Feet of Clay

    Discworld • Book 19

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.43 ABR Score (94.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (93.9K) ★ 4.88 Audible (469)
    12h 20m listening time • Released 2023
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    Night Watch

    Discworld • Book 29

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.43 ABR Score (119.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (119.5K) ★ 4.88 Audible (213)
    14h 41m listening time • Released 2023
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    Guards! Guards!

    Discworld • Book 8

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch

    4.41 ABR Score (239.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (238.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (713)
    13h 29m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Fifth Elephant

    Discworld • Book 24

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.40 ABR Score (80.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (80.2K) ★ 4.87 Audible (426)
    13h 51m listening time • Released 2023
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    Jingo

    Discworld • Book 21

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.14 ABR Score (74.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (74.2K) ★ 4.49 Audible (538)
    13h 38m listening time • Released 2023

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