Melvyn Bragg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1939
- Place of birth
- Carlisle, UK
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.
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Movies with Melvyn Bragg
- The Tall Guy 1989 · ★ 5.7
- The Who: The Kids Are Alright 1979 · ★ 7.3
- Bernard and the Genie 1991 · ★ 7.3
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016 · ★ 6.6
- A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible 1989 · ★ 6.5
- The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper 1992 · ★ 7.2
- Roy Lichtenstein 1991 · ★ 6.4
- Francis Bacon 1985 · ★ 6.2
- Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees 1997 · ★ 8.5
- Sweet William 1980 · ★ 4.2
- Norbert Smith: A Life 1989 · ★ 8.0
- In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988 · ★ 6.3
- Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher 2003 · ★ 7.5
- Muse of Fire 2013 · ★ 6.5
- Whose Doctor Who 1977 · ★ 2.0
- Hockney at the Tate 1988 · ★ 9.0
- Art Matters 2024 · ★ 10.0
- Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams 1998 · ★ 7.0
- An Interview with Dennis Potter 1994 · ★ 10.0
- David Lean: A Life in Film 1985 · ★ 6.0
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage 1994 · ★ 9.0
- R.E.M. 2002 · ★ 0.5
- The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England 2013 · ★ 9.0
- Laurence Olivier: A Life 1982 · ★ 10.0
- Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid 1997 · ★ 8.0
- David Hockney: A Celebration 2023
- David Hockney: In London 2023
- David Hockney: In Normandy 2023
- The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene 2013
- Vivienne Westwood 1990
- J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate 1987
- Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out 2009
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree 1981
- Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' 1988
- John Steinbeck: Voice of America 2011
- Portrait or Bust 1994
- An Artist's Story 1974
- Ingmar Bergman at 60 1978
- Countertenors 1999
- Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema 2002