TV series
The Beauty of Books
2011, English, on BBC Four.
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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Latest episode
S1 E4: Paperback Writer
Aired 28 February 2011
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Richard DormerNarrator · 4 ep
- Stephen BayleyHimself - Author & Design Critic · 4 ep
- Rick GekoskiHimself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer · 4 ep
- Michelle BrownHerself - University of London · 4 ep
- Christopher de HamelHimself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge · 4 ep
- Alison BaileyHerself - Curator British Library · 4 ep
- Andrew BiswellHimself - Burgess Biographer · 4 ep
- Alixe BoveyHerself - University of Kent · 4 ep
- Michael ForemanHimself - Illustrator · 4 ep
- John GrayHimself - Designer · 4 ep
- Carolyne LarringtonHerself - St. John's College Oxford · 4 ep
- Patricia LovettHerself - Scribe & Illustrator · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 February 2011
- Last aired
- 28 February 2011
- Network
- BBC Four
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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The Beauty of Books has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is The Beauty of Books finished?
Yes. The Beauty of Books ended in 2011, so you can watch the whole story.
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