TV SeriesDocumentary
The Beauty of Books
20111 season · 4 ep
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
- Created by
- Brendan Hughes,James Hayes,Harry Bell
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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
Edward Maggs
Himself - Rare Book Dealer
John McConnell
Himself - Designer
Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library
Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham
Sebastian Peake
Himself
David Pearson
Himself - Designer
David Pelham
Himself - Designer
Wesley Rykalski
Himself - Historical Researcher
Janet Soskice
Herself - University of Cambridge
D.J. Taylor
Himself - Orwell Biographer
John Vernon
Himself
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Crew
Production
- Brendan HughesExecutive Producer
- Michael WaterhouseProducer
- James HayesExecutive Producer
- Raphaelle BolandResearcher
- Harry BellExecutive Producer
- Carla McCabeProduction Manager
- Mairead CullenProduction Coordinator
Camera
- Mike RobinsonDirector of Photography
- Vaughan MatthewsDirector of Photography
Editing
- David GrayEditor
- Andy TohillAssistant Editor
- Paul DevlinEditorial Services
- Paul DevlinEditor
Sound
- Ian MaclaganSound
- Paul MaynesSound Mixer
- Steve BowdenSound
- David KeeneSound
Art
- Alec WalkerArt Direction