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The Beauty of Books

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

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom BBC Four (2011 - 2011)
Schedule: Mondays at 20:30 (30 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Episodes ordered: 4 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

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Previous Episode

Paperback Writer

Episode 1x04; Feb 28, 2011

The paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selling a book in the mass market.Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell was a book written in and for this era, emerging as a paperback

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x04: Paperback WriterFeb 28, 2011
1x03: Illustrated WonderlandsFeb 21, 2011
1x02: Medieval MasterpiecesFeb 14, 2011
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Also known as:
  • Красота книг (Russian Federation Russian Federation)
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