Profile Books

BBC - The Secret Life of Books (2014)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 2213 Kbps | 6x~29min | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 2.92 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Six classic British books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.

Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.

Channel 4 - Britain's Favourite Children's Books (2015)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 1980 Kbps | 1h 11mn | Audio: English AAC 121 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.05 GiB
Genre: Documentary

A celebration of children's books presented by David Walliams, who counts down all the way from 50 to one. The show features guest appearances from Miranda Hart, Rob Brydon, Sarah Hadland, Meera Syal, Rufus Hound, Grace Dent and Levison Wood - who re-live their childhood experiences. David visits Paddington station with Michael Bond, takes tea with Judith Kerr, and visits Sir Quentin Blake's studio while he brings to life some of Roald Dahl's classics. Julia Donaldson, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren Childs, Michael Rosen and Dame Jacqueline Wilson all bring their work to life in conversation. And as an extra treat, Julie Walters and Martin Freeman read extracts from the top 50, including Treasure Island, Just William and The Hobbit.

BBC - Time Shift: The Ladybird Books Story (2013)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2549 Kbps | 58mn 29s | Audio: English AAC 125 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.11 GiB
Genre: Documentary

To millions of people, Ladybird books were as much a part of childhood as battery-powered torches and warm school milk. These now iconic pocket-sized books once informed us on such diverse subjects as how magnets work, what to look for in winter and how to make decorations out of old eggshells. But they also helped to teach many of us to read via a unique literacy scheme known as 'key words'. Ladybird books were also a visual treat - some of the best-known contemporary illustrators were recruited to provide images which today provide a perfect snapshot of the lost world of Ladybirdland: a place that is forever the gloriously ordinary, orderly 1950s.

BBC - Bringing Books to Life 1: Learning Zone (2012)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2434 Kbps | 59mn 45s | Audio: English AAC 132 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.09 GiB
Genre: Documentary

A wonderful adventure into the worlds of some of the best children's books written for primary aged children. The real and animated worlds collide to reveal the wonder that is contained within the pages of each book and the larger-than-life imaginations of the celebrity presenters as they explore the stories that they hold dear. Through the course of the series, we learn how these celebrities discovered these treasured books, what they mean to them and why they love to read. From madcap comedies like The Giggler Treatment, through to mystery capers such as The Demon Headmaster, via Roald Dahl's iconic George's Marvellous Medicine, the series touches on the huge range of reading experiences available to young people and encourages viewers to explore and develop their own taste in books.