The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books

20111 SeasonEnded
Documentary

Overview

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

BBC Four

Cast & Crew

Richard Dormer

Richard Dormer

Narrator

S

Stephen Bayley

Himself - Author & Design Critic

R

Rick Gekoski

Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

M

Michelle Brown

Herself - University of London

C

Christopher de Hamel

Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

A

Alison Bailey

Herself - Curator British Library

A

Andrew Biswell

Himself - Burgess Biographer

A

Alixe Bovey

Herself - University of Kent

M

Michael Foreman

Himself - Illustrator

J

John Gray

Himself - Designer

C

Carolyne Larrington

Herself - St. John's College Oxford

P

Patricia Lovett

Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

E

Edward Maggs

Himself - Rare Book Dealer

J

John McConnell

Himself - Designer

S

Scot McKendrick

Himself - British Library

P

Paul W. Nash

Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

D

David Parker

Himself - University of Birmingham

S

Sebastian Peake

Himself

D

David Pearson

Himself - Designer

D

David Pelham

Himself - Designer

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