The Beauty of Books
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
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
Edward Wakeling
Himself - Editor of Lewis Carroll's Diaries
You can view the seasonal cast, guest stars and crew in the Season details page.
Harry Bell
Executive Producer
James Hayes
Executive Producer
Brendan Hughes
Executive Producer
Michael Waterhouse
Producer
Paul Devlin
Editor
David Gray
Editor
Carla McCabe
Production Manager
Alec Walker
Art Direction
Ian Maclagan
Sound
Paul Maynes
Sound Mixer
Steve Bowden
Sound
David Keene
Sound
Andy Tohill
Assistant Editor
Paul Devlin
Editorial Services
Raphaelle Boland
Researcher
Mairead Cullen
Production Coordinator
Mike Robinson
Director of Photography
Vaughan Matthews
Director of Photography