The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books (2011)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2011-02-07
  • Last Air Date: 2011-02-28
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: BBC Four

Summary

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

  • Keywords: miniseries, books

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    The Beauty of Books Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2011-02-07
    4 Episodes

    The Beauty of Books Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Ancient Bibles30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Medieval Masterpieces30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Illustrated Wonderlands30 min
    Season 1Episode 4Paperback Writer30 min

    • Richard Dormer

      as Narrator

    • Stephen Bayley

      as Himself - Author & Design Critic

    • Rick Gekoski

      as Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

    • Michelle Brown

      as Herself - University of London

    • Christopher de Hamel

      as Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

    • Alison Bailey

      as Herself - Curator British Library

    • Andrew Biswell

      as Himself - Burgess Biographer

    • Alixe Bovey

      as Herself - University of Kent

    • Michael Foreman

      as Himself - Illustrator

    • John Gray

      as Himself - Designer

    • Carolyne Larrington

      as Herself - St. John's College Oxford

    • Patricia Lovett

      as Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

    • Edward Maggs

      as Himself - Rare Book Dealer

    • John McConnell

      as Himself - Designer

    • Scot McKendrick

      as Himself - British Library

    • Paul W. Nash

      as Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

    • David Parker

      as Himself - University of Birmingham

    • Sebastian Peake

      as Himself

    • David Pearson

      as Himself - Designer

    • David Pelham

      as Himself - Designer

    • Wesley Rykalski

      as Himself - Historical Researcher

    • Janet Soskice

      as Herself - University of Cambridge

    • D.J. Taylor

      as Himself - Orwell Biographer

    • John Vernon

      as Himself

    • Edward Wakeling

      as Himself - Editor of Lewis Carroll's Diaries
    Production James Hayes Executive Producer
    Production Brendan Hughes Executive Producer
    Editing David Gray Editor
    Sound Ian Maclagan Sound
    Editing Andy Tohill Assistant Editor
    Editing Paul Devlin Editor
    Sound David Keene Sound
    Production Raphaelle Boland Researcher
    Production Harry Bell Executive Producer
    Sound Steve Bowden Sound
    Production Mairead Cullen Production Coordinator
    Sound Paul Maynes Sound Mixer
    Editing Paul Devlin Editorial Services
    Production Carla McCabe Production Manager
    Art Alec Walker Art Direction
    Production Michael Waterhouse Producer
    Camera Vaughan Matthews Director of Photography
    Camera Mike Robinson Director of Photography

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