The Beauty of Books

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
TMDB
0.0 (0)

Seasons

Loading episodes…

Ratings

0 fans

No ratings yet.

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

Reviews

Popular reviews

More

No reviews yet.

Recent reviews

More

No reviews yet.

If you liked The Beauty of Books, you might also like…

Superpowered: The DC Story92% match
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
A History of Horror88% match
A History of Horror
2010
Pee-wee as Himself87% match
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
The New York Times Presents81% match
The New York Times Presents
2020
World War II with Tom Hanks80% match
World War II with Tom Hanks
2026
George Carlin's American Dream76% match
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
Doctor Who Confidential73% match
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
American Masters67% match
American Masters
1986
Money, Explained64% match
Money, Explained
2021
History 10160% match
History 101
2020
How Do They Do It?60% match
How Do They Do It?
2006
Death of the Pastor's Wife60% match
Death of the Pastor's Wife
2026
How to Become a Mob Boss60% match
How to Become a Mob Boss
2023
Earth at Night in Colour60% match
Earth at Night in Colour
2020
Arnold60% match
Arnold
2023
Biography60% match
Biography
1987
The Last Movie Stars60% match
The Last Movie Stars
2022
Horizon60% match
Horizon
1964
Baseball60% match
Baseball
1994
Marvel's 61660% match
Marvel's 616
2020

Similar series

The Restless Wave
1970
Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team
Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team
2023
The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis
The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis
2021
Call Me Ted
Call Me Ted
2024
Putin, Russia and the West
Putin, Russia and the West
2012
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
2025
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
2024
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013
Planet Earth
Planet Earth
2006
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Pole to Pole
Pole to Pole
1992