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: In London as Self
- David Hockney: A Celebration as Self
- David Hockney: In Normandy 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
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006
- Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic ... (Executive Producer)
2003
2002
- R.E.M. as Presenter
- Believe Nothing as Self
- Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema as Himself (Presenter)
2000
- Emir Kusturica as Himself (Presenter)
1999
- Countertenors as Presenter
1997
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
- Portrait or Bust as Himself (uncredited)
- An Interview with Dennis Potter as Interviewer
1993
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary ... (Editor)
1992
- Naked Making Lunch ... (Presenter)
- A Time to Dance ... (Writer)
- The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper as Self - Presenter
1991
- Roy Lichtenstein as Himself
- Bernard and the Genie 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
1988
- In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton as Self
- Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' as Presenter
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Self
- Toulouse-Lautrec ... (Presenter)
- Hockney at the Tate as Self
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music ... (Producer)
- Francis Bacon
1987
- J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate as Presenter
1985
- David Lean: A Life in Film as Narrator
1983
- David Hockney: Joiner Photographs ... (Editor)
1982
- Laurence Olivier: a life as Self (Interviewer )
1981
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree as Presenter
1980
- Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical ... (Editor)
- Sweet William as Self
1979
- The Who: The Kids Are Alright as Self
1978
- The South Bank Show as Self - Presenter
- An Audience with... as Self
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures ... (Editor)
- Clouds of Glory ... (Writer)
- Ingmar Bergman at 60 as Host
1977
- Orion ... (Book)
- Whose Doctor Who as Presenter
1974
- An Artist's Story as Himself - Presenter
1973
- Jesus Christ Superstar ... (Screenplay)
- 2nd House as Himself - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The Music Lovers ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Play Dirty ... (Screenplay)
1968
- Isadora ... (Adaptation)
1966
- Familiar Spirits ... (Producer)
1965
- The Debussy Film ... (Scenario Writer)
- Always on Sunday ... (Scenario Writer)
- JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli ... (Director)