Melvyn Bragg
Born in Carlisle, UK — Oct 06 1939
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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 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 p…
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Melvyn Bragg's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Self
Jesus Christ Superstar
Writing
Plunder
Believe Nothing
Self
The Garden Party
Clouds of Glory
Writing
The Tall Guy
Himself
A Time to Dance
Writing
Johnny and the Dead
Production
Muse of Fire
Self
Isadora
Writing
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Play Dirty
Writing
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
Sweet William
Self
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Editing
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Editing
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self
The Music Lovers
Writing
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self (Interviewer )
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Editing
Art Matters
Self
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
The Debussy Film
Writing
Naked Making Lunch
Crew
2nd House
Himself - Presenter
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Production
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Editing
David Lean: A Life in Film
Narrator
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - Presenter
Reel History of Britain
An Artist's Story
Himself - Presenter
Norbert Smith: A Life
Interviewer
Orion
Writing
Whose Doctor Who
Presenter
Always on Sunday
Writing
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Directing
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
Portrait or Bust
Himself (uncredited)
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Narrator
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Production
Countertenors
Presenter
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
Self
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
Narrator
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
Norbert Smith – a Life
Hockney at the Tate
Self
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself
Emir Kusturica
Himself (Presenter)
The Adventure of English
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Interviewer
R.E.M.
Presenter
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Host
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Presenter
Familiar Spirits
Production
Toulouse-Lautrec
Crew
Francis Bacon
JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
Directing
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
self
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter)
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/Narrator
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Production
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Presenter
David Hockney: In London
Self
Vivienne Westwood
Self