Acting
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, CH, HonFRS, FRSL, FBA (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010, 2012–2023), and for the BBC Radio 4 documentary series In Our Time. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on Radio 4. After his ennoblement in 1998, he switched to presenting the new In Our Time, an academic discussion radio programme, which has run to over 900 broadcast editions and is a popular podcast. He was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1999 until 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Bragg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Art Matters
Film · 2024
David Hockney: A Celebration
Film · 2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
Film · 2023
David Hockney: In London
Film · 2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Film · 2016
Muse of Fire
Film · 2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Film · 2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Film · 2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
Series · 2008
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Film · 2003
The Adventure of English
Series · 2003
R.E.M.
Film · 2002
Believe Nothing
Series · 2002
Countertenors
Film · 1999
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Film · 1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Film · 1997
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Film · 1997
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Film · 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Film · 1994
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Film · 1992
Bernard and the Genie
Film · 1991
Roy Lichtenstein
Film · 1991
Vivienne Westwood
Film · 1990
Have I Got News for You
Series · 1990
Norbert Smith: A Life
Film · 1989
The Tall Guy
Film · 1989
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
Film · 1989
Hockney at the Tate
Film · 1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Film · 1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Film · 1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Series · 1988
Comic Relief
Series · 1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Film · 1987
Executive Stress
Series · 1986
Francis Bacon
Film · 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
Film · 1985
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
Film · 1983
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Film · 1982
Sweet William
Film · 1980
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Film · 1979
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Film · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
Whose Doctor Who
Film · 1977
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Norbert Smith – a Life
Series