The Beauty of Books
February 7, 2011
1 Season
4 Episodes
Ended
Documentary
About
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Movie Info
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Network:
BBC Four
Aired:
2011–2011
Top 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
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