The Beauty of Books
TV Show| Title | The Beauty of Books |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | Feb 7, 2011 |
| Release date of last episode | Feb 28, 2011 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Production country | United Kingdom |
| Production companies | BBC, Tern TV |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 4 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS1.E4 ∙ Paperback Writer
Feb 28, 2011
S1.E3 ∙ Illustrated Wonderlands
Feb 21, 2011
S1.E2 ∙ Medieval Masterpieces
Feb 14, 2011
S1.E1 ∙ Ancient Bibles
Feb 7, 2011
Actors
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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
Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator
John Gray
Himself - Designer
Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator