Series
The Beauty of Books
2011 · 1 season · Documentary
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- 7.9
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Overview
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Cast
Richard Dormer
Narrator
Stephen Bayley
Himself - Author & Design Critic
Rick Gekoski
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
Michelle Brown
Herself - University of London
Christopher de Hamel
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Alison Bailey
Herself - Curator British Library
Andrew Biswell
Himself - Burgess Biographer
Alixe Bovey
Herself - University of Kent
Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator
John Gray
Himself - Designer
Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
Edward Maggs
Himself - Rare Book Dealer
John McConnell
Himself - Designer
Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library
Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
Crew
- Michael WaterhouseProducer
- Harry BellExecutive Producer
- James HayesExecutive Producer
- Brendan HughesExecutive Producer
- Mike RobinsonDirector of Photography
- Vaughan MatthewsDirector of Photography
- David GrayEditor
- Paul DevlinEditor
Media
Details
- First aired
- February 7, 2011
- Last aired
- February 28, 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 4
- Genres
- Documentary
Seasons
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