Storyville · SEASON 16
The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story
Episode 5 · 2012-02-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
85 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Survivors: Despicable Dick2012-01-09
2. Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment2012-01-16
3. Survivors: Lust for Life2012-01-23
4. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2012-02-13
5. The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story2012-02-20
6. Fire in Babylon2012-02-27
7. Knuckle: Bare Fist Fighting2012-03-05
8. Murderball2012-03-06
9. Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life2012-03-12
10. The Reluctant Revolutionary2012-03-19
11. Tabloid: Sex in Chains2012-03-26
12. Hijack Hell - Bus 1742012-04-18
13. The Real Great Escape2012-04-19
14. Girl Model2012-06-25
15. Albino Witchcraft Murders2012-07-02
16. Hitler, Stalin, and Mr Jones2012-07-05
17. The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story2012-07-23
18. Racing Dreams2012-08-13
19. The $750 Million Thief2012-09-05
20. Olympic Massacre: One Day In September2012-09-12
21. JFK's Road to the White House: Primary 19602012-11-04
22. The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt2012-11-12
23. From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film2012-11-18
24. The Other Irish Travellers2012-12-16
25. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars2013-12-16
