Treasures Of The British Library

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  • Premiered: Sep 2017
  • Episodes: 11
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • Sky Arts
  • Tuesday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 1
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Robert Winston
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Sep 12, 2017
Professor Robert Winston picks items from the library's collection, selecting a colleague's pioneering lab notes and Beethoven's notebook.
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Meera Syal
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Sep 19, 2017
On a special tour of the British Library, Meera Syal discovers everything from Jane Austen's personal letters to Sir John Gielgud's scrapbooks.
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Jamie Cullum
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Sep 26, 2017
Musician Jamie Cullum explores the British Library and picks out six intriguing items that have special personal meaning to him.
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Julia Donaldson
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Oct 03, 2017
Author and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson explores the archives of the British Library, selecting a host of profound books that have inspired her.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
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Oct 10, 2017
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the British Library, picking out a host of fascinating items, including one of the first bank notes ever printed.
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Alison Balsom
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Oct 17, 2017
Musician Alison Balsom takes a personal tour of the British Library, unearthing charts made for Tudor royalty and the actual ink used by Leonardo da Vinci.

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