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Encyclopedia > BBC Books

BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It has been active since the 1980s.


They publish a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming, including tie-in cookery books, programme guides, lifestyle manuals, children's books and behind the scenes "making-of" books. They have also published non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities.


Since 1997, the company has also produced a range of tie-in novels connected to the television science-fiction series Doctor Who, the only full-length fiction to be printed by the company.


The best known books are the cookery books series by Delia Smith, who has just announced her retirement as a "TV chef".


External links

  • BBC Books for sale (http://www.bbcshop.com/icat/products&ivtype=book)
  • Books section of official BBC site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books)



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BBC Books Information (133 words)
BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Amongst their best known books are the series of cookery books by former TV chef Delia Smith and wildlife titles by David Attenborough.
In 2006, BBC Books was sold to the publisher Random House.
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