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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Art Matters
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2024
David Hockney: In London
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Release Date:29/08/2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
Character:self
Release Date:28/08/2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Character:Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Release Date:30/06/2016
Muse of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:06/06/2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Character:Host/Narrator
Release Date:22/11/2011
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/12/2003
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Character:Himself (Presenter)
Release Date:30/06/2002
R.E.M.
Character:Presenter
Release Date:09/05/2002
Emir Kusturica
Character:Himself (Presenter)
Release Date:12/03/2000
Countertenors
Character:Presenter
Release Date:19/12/1999
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Character:Self
Release Date:19/07/1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/1997
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:19/11/1994
Portrait or Bust
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1994
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:14/06/1992
Bernard and the Genie
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/11/1991
Roy Lichtenstein
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/01/1991
Vivienne Westwood
Character:Self
Release Date:08/04/1990
Norbert Smith: A Life
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:03/11/1989
The Tall Guy
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/02/1989
Hockney at the Tate
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Character:Presenter
Release Date:17/01/1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Character:Presenter
Release Date:01/01/1987
Francis Bacon
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Release Date:08/06/1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1985
Laurence Olivier: a life
Character:Self (Interviewer )
Release Date:24/10/1982
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Character:Presenter
Release Date:03/05/1981
Sweet William
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/1980
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/1979
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Character:Host
Release Date:08/07/1978
Whose Doctor Who
Character:Presenter
Release Date:03/04/1977
An Artist's Story
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:02/02/1974
Television Appearances
Reel History of Britain
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Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
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The Adventure of English
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Believe Nothing
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The Garden Party
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Have I Got News for You
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Plunder
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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
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The South Bank Show
Character:Self - Presenter
An Audience with...
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2nd House
Character:Himself - Presenter
2nd House
Character:Himself - Host
Great Performances
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