Melvyn Bragg
Biography
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 with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), 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.
Personal Details
Movies (39)
Art Matters
as Self
2024
David Hockney: In London
as Self
2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
as Self
2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
as self
2023
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
2016
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
as Himself - Presenter
2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
as Self
2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
as Host/Narrator
2011
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Executive Producer (Production)
2006
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Himself
2003
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
as Himself (Presenter)
2002
R.E.M.
as Presenter
2002
Emir Kusturica
as Himself (Presenter)
2000
Countertenors
as Presenter
1999
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
as Self
1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
as Self
1997
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Director (Directing)
1996
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter
as Interviewer
1994
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
1994
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Editor (Editing)
1993
Naked Making Lunch
Presenter (Crew)
1992
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self - Presenter
1992
Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
1991
Roy Lichtenstein
as Himself
1991
Vivienne Westwood
as Self
1990
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Interviewer
1989
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Editor (Editing)
1989
The Tall Guy
as Himself
1989
Hockney at the Tate
as Self
1988
Toulouse-Lautrec
Presenter (Crew)
1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Producer (Production)
1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Presenter
1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
as Presenter
1987
Francis Bacon
1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Narrator
1985
TV Shows (11)
Reel History of Britain
2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
The Adventure of English
2003
Believe Nothing
as Self
2002
The Garden Party
1998
Johnny and the Dead
Executive Producer (Production)
1995
A Time to Dance
Writer (Writing)
1992
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
Plunder
1990
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Self
1988