Melvyn Bragg
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.
Filmography
Art Matters
as Self
Art Matters
as Self
David Hockney: In London
as Self
David Hockney: In London
as Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
as Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
as Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
as self
David Hockney: In Normandy
as self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Muse of Fire
as Self
Muse of Fire
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
as Himself - Presenter
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
as Himself - Presenter
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
as Self
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
as Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
as Host/Narrator
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
as Host/Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Himself
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Himself
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
as Himself (Presenter)
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
as Himself (Presenter)
R.E.M.
as Presenter
R.E.M.
as Presenter
Emir Kusturica
as Himself (Presenter)
Emir Kusturica
as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
as Presenter
Countertenors
as Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
as Self
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
as Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
as Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
as Self
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
as Self/Narrator
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
as Self/Narrator
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter
as Interviewer
An Interview with Dennis Potter
as Interviewer
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
Vivienne Westwood
as Self
Vivienne Westwood
as Self
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Interviewer
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Interviewer
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
The Tall Guy
as Himself
The Tall Guy
as Himself
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
as Presenter
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
as Presenter
Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self (Interviewer )
Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self (Interviewer )
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
as Presenter
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
as Presenter