Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
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
Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library
Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham
Sebastian Peake
Himself
David Pearson
David Pelham
Wesley Rykalski
Himself - Historical Researcher
Janet Soskice
Herself - University of Cambridge
D.J. Taylor
Himself - Orwell Biographer
John Vernon
Edward Wakeling
Himself - Editor of Lewis Carroll's Diaries
Michael Waterhouse
Producer
Sep 12, 2024
May 24, 2022
Sep 2, 2024
Feb 18, 2021
Sep 27, 2023
Oct 11, 2010
Mar 20, 2007
Nov 4, 2012
Jul 20, 2023
May 23, 2025
Nov 20, 2020
Mar 26, 2005
Jul 10, 2020
Nov 14, 2023
Jun 23, 1986
BBC Four
BBC
GB
Tern TV
United Kingdom
English