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 pr…
Known For
Jesus Christ Superstar
Screenplay
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self
The Music Lovers
Screenplay
The Tall Guy
Himself
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
Play Dirty
Screenplay
Isadora
Adaptation
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
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Filmography
Acting (54)
Movies (40)
Art Matters
2024as Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023as self
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023as Self
David Hockney: In London
2023as Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013as Himself - Presenter
Muse of Fire
2013as Self
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013as Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011as Host/Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009as Narrator
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003as Himself
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002as Himself (Presenter)
R.E.M.
2002as Presenter
Emir Kusturica
2000as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
1999as Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998as Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
1997as Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter
1994as Interviewer
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994as Self
Portrait or Bust
1994as Himself (uncredited)
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992as Self - Presenter
Roy Lichtenstein
1991as Himself
Bernard and the Genie
1991as Himself
Vivienne Westwood
1990as Self
The Tall Guy
1989as Himself
Norbert Smith: A Life
1989as Interviewer
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988as Presenter
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988as Self
Hockney at the Tate
1988as Self
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
1987as Presenter
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985as Narrator
Francis Bacon
1985
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
1983as Narrator
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982as Self (Interviewer )
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981as Presenter
Sweet William
1980as Self
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979as Self
Ingmar Bergman at 60
1978as Host
Whose Doctor Who
1977as Presenter
An Artist's Story
1974as Himself - Presenter
Television (14)
Reel History of Britain
2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007as Self
The Adventure of English
2003
Believe Nothing
2002as Self
The Garden Party
1998
Have I Got News for You
1990as Self
Plunder
1990
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988as Self
The South Bank Show
1978as Self - Presenter
An Audience with...
1978as Self
2nd House
1973as Himself - Presenter
Great Performances
1971as Self
Norbert Smith – a Life
Crew (36)
Movies (30)
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
2017Executive Producer
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013Writer
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009Writer
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
2006Executive Producer
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996Director
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993Editor
Naked Making Lunch
1992Presenter
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989Editor
Toulouse-Lautrec
1988Editor
Toulouse-Lautrec
1988Presenter
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
1988Producer
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
1983Editor
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982Editor
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981Editor
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980Editor
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978Editor
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978Executive Producer
Ingmar Bergman at 60
1978Editor
Orion
1977Book
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973Screenplay
The Music Lovers
1971Screenplay
Play Dirty
1969Screenplay
Isadora
1968Adaptation
Isadora
1968Screenplay
Familiar Spirits
1966Producer
The Debussy Film
1965Scenario Writer
The Debussy Film
1965Screenplay
Always on Sunday
1965Scenario Writer
Always on Sunday
1965Writer
JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
1965Director
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