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The Beauty of Books

February 7 2011 – February 28 2011
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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Episode runtime: 30 m
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Companies: BBC, Tern TV
  • Network: BBC Four

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

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Season 1 poster

Season 1

February 7 2011

Top cast

Richard Dormer photo

Richard Dormer

Narrator
Stephen Bayley photo

Stephen Bayley

Himself - Author & Design Critic
Rick Gekoski photo

Rick Gekoski

Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
Michelle Brown photo

Michelle Brown

Herself - University of London
Christopher de Hamel photo

Christopher de Hamel

Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Alison Bailey photo

Alison Bailey

Herself - Curator British Library
Andrew Biswell photo

Andrew Biswell

Himself - Burgess Biographer
Alixe Bovey photo

Alixe Bovey

Herself - University of Kent
Michael Foreman photo

Michael Foreman

Himself - Illustrator
John Gray photo

John Gray

Himself - Designer
Carolyne Larrington photo

Carolyne Larrington

Herself - St. John's College Oxford
Patricia Lovett photo

Patricia Lovett

Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
Edward Maggs photo

Edward Maggs

Himself - Rare Book Dealer
John McConnell photo

John McConnell

Himself - Designer
Scot McKendrick photo

Scot McKendrick

Himself - British Library
Paul W. Nash photo

Paul W. Nash

Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
David Parker photo

David Parker

Himself - University of Birmingham
Sebastian Peake photo

Sebastian Peake

Himself
David Pearson photo

David Pearson

Himself - Designer
David Pelham photo

David Pelham

Himself - Designer