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The Beauty of Books

2011 – 2011 · BBC Four
1 seasons · 4 episodes
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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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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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Status
Ended
Type
Documentary
First aired
Feb 7, 2011
Original language
EN
Production
BBC, Tern TV
Country
GB

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