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 (56 titles)
10.0MovieArt Matters
Self · 2024
MovieDavid Hockney: In London
Self · 2023
MovieDavid Hockney: A Celebration
Self · 2023
MovieDavid Hockney: In Normandy
self · 2023
6.6MovieVersus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show · 2016
6.5MovieMuse of Fire
Self · 2013
9.0MovieThe Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter · 2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self · 2013
MovieJohn Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/Narrator · 2011
Reel History of Britain
2011
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Narrator · 2009
ShowMelvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · 2007
7.5MovieLife Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself · 2003
8.6ShowThe Adventure of English
2003
6.8ShowBelieve Nothing
Self · 2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter) · 2002
0.5MovieR.E.M.
Presenter · 2002
Emir Kusturica
Himself (Presenter) · 2000
MovieCountertenors
Presenter · 1999
7.0MovieAfro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Self · 1998
The Garden Party
1998
9.3MovieKeppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self · 1997
8.0MovieBogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Self/Narrator · 1997
9.0MovieTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self · 1994
10.0MovieAn Interview with Dennis Potter
Interviewer · 1994
Portrait or Bust
Himself (uncredited) · 1994
7.2MovieThe Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - Presenter · 1992
7.3MovieBernard and the Genie
Himself · 1991
6.4MovieRoy Lichtenstein
Himself · 1991