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The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books (2011)

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Genre: Documentary

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

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Season 1

🎭 Top Cast

Cast member photo for richard-dormer — Richard Dormer
Narrator

Cast member photo for stephen-bayley — Stephen Bayley
Himself - Author & Design Critic

Cast member photo for rick-gekoski — Rick Gekoski
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

Cast member photo for michelle-brown — Michelle Brown
Herself - University of London

Cast member photo for christopher-de-hamel — Christopher de Hamel
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

Cast member photo for alison-bailey — Alison Bailey
Herself - Curator British Library

Cast member photo for andrew-biswell — Andrew Biswell
Himself - Burgess Biographer

Cast member photo for alixe-bovey — Alixe Bovey
Herself - University of Kent

Cast member photo for michael-foreman — Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator

Cast member photo for john-gray — John Gray
Himself - Designer

Cast member photo for carolyne-larrington — Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford

Cast member photo for patricia-lovett — Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

Cast member photo for edward-maggs — Edward Maggs
Himself - Rare Book Dealer

Cast member photo for john-mcconnell — John McConnell
Himself - Designer

Cast member photo for scot-mckendrick — Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library

Cast member photo for paul-w-nash — Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

Cast member photo for david-parker — David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham

Cast member photo for sebastian-peake — Sebastian Peake
Himself

Cast member photo for david-pearson — David Pearson
Himself - Designer

Cast member photo for david-pelham — David Pelham
Himself - Designer

Cast member photo for wesley-rykalski — Wesley Rykalski
Himself - Historical Researcher

Cast member photo for janet-soskice — Janet Soskice
Herself - University of Cambridge

Cast member photo for dj-taylor — D.J. Taylor
Himself - Orwell Biographer

Cast member photo for john-vernon — John Vernon
Himself

Cast member photo for edward-wakeling — Edward Wakeling
Himself - Editor of Lewis Carroll's Diaries

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