The Beauty of Books (2011)

1 seasons · 4 episodes · 30m· Documentary

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

Year
2011
Country
GB
Language
English
First aired
7 February 2011
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Richard Dormer
Richard Dormer
Narrator
S
Stephen Bayley
Himself - Author & Design Critic
R
Rick Gekoski
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
M
Michelle Brown
Herself - University of London
C
Christopher de Hamel
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
A
Alison Bailey
Herself - Curator British Library
A
Andrew Biswell
Himself - Burgess Biographer
A
Alixe Bovey
Herself - University of Kent
M
Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator
J
John Gray
Himself - Designer
C
Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
P
Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
E
Edward Maggs
Himself - Rare Book Dealer
J
John McConnell
Himself - Designer
S
Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library
P
Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
D
David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham
S
Sebastian Peake
Himself
D
David Pearson
Himself - Designer
D
David Pelham
Himself - Designer
W
Wesley Rykalski
Himself - Historical Researcher
J
Janet Soskice
Herself - University of Cambridge
D
D.J. Taylor
Himself - Orwell Biographer
J
John Vernon
Himself
E
Edward Wakeling
Himself - Editor of Lewis Carroll's Diaries

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