SnitchSeeker.com - Harry Potter film actors join J.K. Rowling in 'Harry Potter: A History of Magic' doc

Several familiar faces will be featured on Sunday's BBC Two special Harry Potter: A History of Magic, highlighting the 20th anniversary release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and subsequent British Library exhibit.

Set to air Saturday, October 28 at 9pm GMT in the UK, the documentary will include readings of the saga and supplementary books from Harry Potter film series stars David Thewlis (Remus Lupin), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), and Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley).

Dolores Umbridge herself - Imelda Staunton - will narrate the one-hour documentary, which does include a brand-new interview with J.K. Rowling.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BBC2 Sat 28 Oct 21.00: Harry Potter: A History of Magic, a behind-the-scenes look at our exhibition <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLHarryPotter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#B LHarryPotter</a> <a href="https://t.co/WDyKaavQyS">https://t.co/WDyKaavQyS</a> <a href="https://t.co/tz10sGSVZ1">pic.twitter.com/tz10sGSVZ1</a></p>— Julian Harrison (@julianpharrison) <a href="https://twitter.com/julianpharrison/status/922730168581607424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It is 20 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone first cast its spell on readers across the globe. But Rowling's fantastical creation wasn't entirely make-believe.

In the run up to the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, JK Rowling ventures behind the scenes of the British Library, revealing the real-life counterparts to her fantastical world. From shrieking mandrakes and Elizabethan invisibility spells to the mystery of ancient Chinese oracle bones and the real life search for the Philosopher's Stone, it is the start of a warm, playful and inventive journey round some of the most magical places in the land - from wizarding wandmakers in the English forest to the beguiling witchcraft of Boscastle, Cornwall.

The film features readings by actors from the Harry Potter films, including David Thewlis, Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davis, Miriam Margolyes and Mark Williams, while Rowling's illustrator Jim Kay illuminates her imaginary world. Narrated by Imelda Staunton.