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
Cast Credits
Art Matters
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024
David Hockney: In London
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
Character: self
MOVIE • 2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Character: Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
MOVIE • 2016
Muse of Fire
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Character: Himself - Presenter
MOVIE • 2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Character: Host/Narrator
MOVIE • 2011
Reel History of Britain
Character:
TV • 2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
Character:
TV • 2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character: Self
TV • 2007
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Character:
MOVIE • 2006
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2003
The Adventure of English
Character:
TV • 2003
Believe Nothing
Character: Self
TV • 2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Character: Himself (Presenter)
MOVIE • 2002
R.E.M.
Character: Presenter
MOVIE • 2002
Emir Kusturica
Character: Himself (Presenter)
MOVIE • 2000
Countertenors
Character: Presenter
MOVIE • 1999
Crew
Crew Credits
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2017
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2013
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
Role: Creator
TV • 2008
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2006
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996
Johnny and the Dead
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 1995
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1993
Naked Making Lunch
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 1992
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 1992
A Time to Dance
Role: Writer
TV • 1992
A Time to Dance
Role: Creator
TV • 1992
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1989
Toulouse-Lautrec
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1988
Toulouse-Lautrec
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1988
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1986
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1983
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1983
Laurence Olivier: a life
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1982
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1981