The Beauty of Books
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Documentary
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Details
StatusEnded
First AiredFebruary 7, 2011
Last AiredFebruary 28, 2011
Episode Runtime30dk
Seasons1
Episodes4
TypeDocumentary
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Last Episode
S1 E4 • 2/28/2011
Paperback Writer
The paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selling a book in the mass market.
Cast
Featured Cast
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
