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Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

Acting

Born: October 6, 1939Carlisle, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
Art Matters

Art Matters

Self

2024
David Hockney: In London

David Hockney: In London

Self

2023
David Hockney: In Normandy

David Hockney: In Normandy

self

2023
David Hockney: A Celebration

David Hockney: A Celebration

Self

2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show

2016
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Self

2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

Himself - Presenter

2013

The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

Self

2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America

John Steinbeck: Voice of America

Host/Narrator

2011

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Narrator

2009
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Himself

2003

Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

Himself (Presenter)

2002
R.E.M.

R.E.M.

Presenter

2002

Emir Kusturica

Himself (Presenter)

2000
Countertenors

Countertenors

Presenter

1999
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

Self

1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

Self

1997
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Self

1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter

An Interview with Dennis Potter

Interviewer

1994

Portrait or Bust

Himself (uncredited)

1994
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

Self - Presenter

1992
Bernard and the Genie

Bernard and the Genie

Himself

1991
Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein

Himself

1991
Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood

Self

1990
Norbert Smith: A Life

Norbert Smith: A Life

Interviewer

1989
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

1989
The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

Himself

1989
Hockney at the Tate

Hockney at the Tate

Self

1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Self

1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

Presenter

1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

Presenter

1987
Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

1985
David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

Narrator

1985
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs

David Hockney: Joiner Photographs

Narrator

1983
Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life

Self (Interviewer )

1982

Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

Presenter

1981
Sweet William

Sweet William

Self

1980
The Who: The Kids Are Alright

The Who: The Kids Are Alright

Self

1979
Ingmar Bergman at 60

Ingmar Bergman at 60

Host

1978
Whose Doctor Who

Whose Doctor Who

Presenter

1977

An Artist's Story

Himself - Presenter

1974