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The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story
Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war.
Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war. Amid bullets and bombs and under fire from shells and snipers, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written Islamic books and manuscripts - the most important texts held by Sarajevo's last surviving library.
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Wed 19 Sep 2012
23:20
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Series Editor | Nick Fraser |
Director | Sam Hobkinson |
Broadcasts
- Mon 20 Feb 2012 22:00
- Tue 21 Feb 2012 02:20
- Wed 19 Sep 2012 23:20