Melvyn Bragg
Born: 1939-10-06 in Carlisle, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Art Matters as Self
2023
- David Hockney: A Celebration as Self
- David Hockney: In Normandy as self
- David Hockney: In London as Self
2017
- Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
2013
- Muse of Fire as Self
- The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England as Himself - Presenter
- The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene as Self
2011
- Reel History of Britain
- John Steinbeck: Voice of America as Host/Narrator
2009
- Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out as Narrator
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006
- Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic ... (Executive Producer)
2003
2002
- Believe Nothing as Self
- Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema as Himself (Presenter)
- R.E.M. as Presenter
2000
- Emir Kusturica as Himself (Presenter)
1999
- Countertenors as Presenter
1997
- Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid as Self/Narrator
- Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees as Self
1996
- No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich ... (Director)
1995
- Johnny and the Dead ... (Executive Producer)
1994
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self
- An Interview with Dennis Potter as Interviewer
- Portrait or Bust as Himself (uncredited)
1993
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary ... (Editor)
1992
- A Time to Dance ... (Writer)
- The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper as Self - Presenter
- Naked Making Lunch ... (Presenter)
1991
- Bernard and the Genie as Himself
- Roy Lichtenstein as Himself
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Plunder
- Vivienne Westwood as Self
1989
- The Tall Guy as Himself
- It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story ... (Editor)
- Norbert Smith: A Life as Interviewer
- A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
1988
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Self
- In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton as Self
- Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' as Presenter
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music ... (Producer)
- Toulouse-Lautrec ... (Presenter)
- Hockney at the Tate as Self
1987
- J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate as Presenter
1985
- David Lean: A Life in Film as Narrator
- Francis Bacon
1983
- David Hockney: Joiner Photographs as Narrator
1982
- Laurence Olivier: a life as Self (Interviewer )
1981
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree as Presenter
1980
- Sweet William as Self
- Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical ... (Editor)
1979
- The Who: The Kids Are Alright as Self
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- The South Bank Show as Self - Presenter
- Clouds of Glory ... (Writer)
- Ingmar Bergman at 60 as Host
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures ... (Editor)
1977
- Whose Doctor Who as Presenter
- Orion ... (Book)
1974
- An Artist's Story as Himself - Presenter
1973
- Jesus Christ Superstar ... (Screenplay)
- 2nd House as Himself - Host
1972
- Zinotchka ... (Writer)
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The Music Lovers ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Play Dirty ... (Screenplay)
1968
- Isadora ... (Adaptation)
1966
- Familiar Spirits ... (Producer)
1965
- Always on Sunday ... (Scenario Writer)
- The Debussy Film ... (Scenario Writer)
- JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli ... (Director)