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The Beauty of Books (2011)

First aired February 7, 201130m/ep1 season · 4 epsEnded
Documentary
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Overview

Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Dormer

Richard Dormer

Narrator

Stephen Bayley

Stephen Bayley

Himself - Author & Design Critic

Rick Gekoski

Rick Gekoski

Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

Michelle Brown

Michelle Brown

Herself - University of London

Christopher de Hamel

Christopher de Hamel

Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

Alison Bailey

Alison Bailey

Herself - Curator British Library

Andrew Biswell

Andrew Biswell

Himself - Burgess Biographer

Alixe Bovey

Alixe Bovey

Herself - University of Kent

Michael Foreman

Michael Foreman

Himself - Illustrator

John Gray

John Gray

Himself - Designer

Carolyne Larrington

Carolyne Larrington

Herself - St. John's College Oxford

Patricia Lovett

Patricia Lovett

Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

Edward Maggs

Edward Maggs

Himself - Rare Book Dealer

John McConnell

John McConnell

Himself - Designer

Scot McKendrick

Scot McKendrick

Himself - British Library

Paul W. Nash

Paul W. Nash

Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Documentary

Last Air Date

February 28, 2011

Networks

BBC Four

Production

BBCTern TV

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