Acting
Melvyn Bragg
EN cinema · 63 credits
Born
6 October 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Carlisle, UK
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
Filmography
Art Matters
as Self
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Executive Producer
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Muse of Fire
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
as Himself - Presenter, Writer
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
as Host/Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator, Writer
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Executive Producer
R.E.M.
as Presenter
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
as Himself (Presenter)
Emir Kusturica
2000
Emir Kusturica
as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
as Presenter
Blur - The South Bank Show 1999
1999
Blur - The South Bank Show 1999
as Self - Presenter
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
as Self/Narrator
An Interview with Dennis Potter
as Interviewer
Portrait or Bust
1994
Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self - Presenter
Naked Making Lunch
Presenter
Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
Roy Lichtenstein
as Himself
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Interviewer
The Tall Guy
as Himself
Toulouse-Lautrec
Editor, Presenter
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Narrator
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
as Narrator, Editor
Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self (Interviewer ), Editor
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
as Presenter, Editor
Sweet William
as Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Editor
Ingmar Bergman at 60
as Host, Editor
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Executive Producer, Editor
Whose Doctor Who
as Presenter
An Artist's Story
1974
An Artist's Story
as Himself - Presenter
Jesus Christ Superstar
Screenplay
The Music Lovers
Screenplay
Play Dirty
Screenplay
Isadora
Adaptation, Screenplay
The Debussy Film
Screenplay, Scenario Writer
Always on Sunday
Scenario Writer, Writer
