Melvyn Bragg
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Tall Guy (1989)
as Himself
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Sweet William (1980)
as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Self
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
as Himself
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper (1992)
as Self - Presenter
The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979)
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
as Self
Roy Lichtenstein (1991)
as Himself
Art Matters (2024)
as Self
Whose Doctor Who (1977)
as Presenter
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' (1988)
as Presenter
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)
as Narrator
An Artist's Story (1974)
as Himself - Presenter
Norbert Smith: A Life (1989)
as Interviewer
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
as Himself
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out (2009)
as Narrator
Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)
as Self (Interviewer )
Hockney at the Tate (1988)
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England (2013)
as Himself - Presenter
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs (1983)
as Narrator
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997)
as Self
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)
as Self/Narrator
Portrait or Bust (1994)
as Himself (uncredited)
Francis Bacon (1985)
Actor
R.E.M. (2002)
as Presenter
Ingmar Bergman at 60 (1978)
as Host
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
Actor
David Hockney: In Normandy (2023)
as self
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema (2002)
as Himself (Presenter)
David Hockney: In London (2023)
as Self
David Hockney: A Celebration (2023)
as Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America (2011)
as Host/Narrator
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)
as Interviewer
Vivienne Westwood (1990)
as Self
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree (1981)
as Presenter
Countertenors (1999)
as Presenter
Emir Kusturica (2000)
as Himself (Presenter)
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene (2013)
as Self
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams (1998)
as Self
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate (1987)
as Presenter