The Beauty of Books
2011 Documentary 1 season
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Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
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Cast and details
Richard DormerNarrator- Stephen BayleyHimself - Author & Design Critic
- Rick GekoskiHimself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
- Michelle BrownHerself - University of London
- Christopher de HamelHimself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
- Alison BaileyHerself - Curator British Library
- Andrew BiswellHimself - Burgess Biographer
- Alixe BoveyHerself - University of Kent
- Michael ForemanHimself - Illustrator
- John GrayHimself - Designer
- Carolyne LarringtonHerself - St. John's College Oxford
- Patricia LovettHerself - Scribe & Illustrator
- Network
- BBC Four
- First aired
- Feb 7, 2011
- Latest episode
- Feb 28, 2011
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