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Greenlit: British Library Biography Series, Sky Arts
British Library Biography Series w/t (6 x ) -Six famous faces take us on their own personal tour of the British Library’s fascinating treasures.
From Beethoven’s notebook and King Charles I’s private letters, to Jane Austen’s writing desk and hand scribbled Beatles lyrics, the British Library is the custodian of an extraordinary collection of more than 150 million individual items. This archive is one of the largest in the world, and contains items that connect to us all, on a personal, national and international level.
The celebrities taking part in the series will be professor and television presenter Lord Robert Winston, children’s author Julia Donaldson, actor and writer Meera Syal, jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum and poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
Each episode follows one celebrity as they discover six items, selected from the collections by British Library curators. Each item will give us an insight into the celebrity’s private and public passions, connecting with a key theme; revealing a Childhood Memory, Fascination, Role Model, Inspiration, Path Not Taken or Legacy.
With a vast collection of books, manuscripts, sound recordings, newspapers, videos, maps, prints, drawings and much more to choose from – what will the celebrities discover on their own curated tour of this world renowned institution?
Channel: Sky Arts
Producer: Nutshell TV
TX: TBC
Source: Sky press release
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