BBC Four presents

The Beauty of Books

20111 seasonCompletedDocumentary

BBC Four presents

The Beauty of Books

20111 seasonCompletedDocumentary

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§ Synopsis

Documentary

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

§ Keywords

what it's about

miniseries books

§ Crew

behind the camera

Executive Producers

Producer

Cinematography

§ Cast

8 of 25

as Himself - Author & Design Critic

R

Rick Gekoski

as Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

M

Michelle Brown

as Herself - University of London

C

Christopher de Hamel

as Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

A

Alison Bailey

as Herself - Curator British Library

A

Andrew Biswell

as Himself - Burgess Biographer

A

Alixe Bovey

as Herself - University of Kent

§ Seasons

1 season · 4 episodes

Season 1

2011 · 4 ep

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