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 as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010, 2012–2023), 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Tall Guy (1989) — Himself
2. Have I Got News for You (1990) — Self
3. The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979) — Self
4. Bernard and the Genie (1991) — Himself
5. Great Performances (1971) — Self
6. Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016) — Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
7. Believe Nothing (2002) — Self
8. TFI Friday (1996)
9. A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
10. The South Bank Show (1978) — Self - Presenter
11. The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper (1992) — Self - Presenter
12. Roy Lichtenstein (1991) — Himself
13. The Adventure of English (2003)
14. Francis Bacon (1985)
15. Sweet William (1980) — Self
16. The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) — Self
17. Norbert Smith: A Life (1989) — Interviewer
18. Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997) — Self
19. An Audience with... (1978) — Self
20. Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003) — Himself
21. Muse of Fire (2013) — Self
22. Whose Doctor Who (1977) — Presenter
23. In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988) — Self
24. 2nd House (1973) — Himself - Presenter
25. Hockney at the Tate (1988) — Self
26. Art Matters (2024) — Self
27. Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams (1998) — Self
28. An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994) — Interviewer
29. David Lean: A Life in Film (1985) — Narrator
30. Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) — Self
31. R.E.M. (2002) — Presenter
32. The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England (2013) — Himself - Presenter
33. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) — Self (Interviewer )
34. Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997) — Self/Narrator
35. Norbert Smith – a Life
36. Reel History of Britain (2011)
37. The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) — Self
38. David Hockney: A Celebration (2023) — Self
39. David Hockney: In Normandy (2023) — self
40. David Hockney: In London (2023) — Self

Directed

1. No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996) — Director
2. JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli (1965) — Director