
- Known for
- Actor
- Born
- October 6, 1939 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Carlisle, UK
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.
Melvyn Bragg TV series

Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
- 8.6

The Adventure of English
2003
- 6.8

Believe Nothing
2002
Self
- 7.1

TFI Friday
1996

Johnny and the Dead
1995
Executive producer

A Time to Dance
1992
Writer

Comic Relief
1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Self
- 6.1

Great Performances
1971
Self

Monitor
1958
Writer

Norbert Smith – a Life
Source: TMDB
Melvyn Bragg movies

Art Matters
2024
Self

Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
2017
Executive producer
- 6.6

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show

Muse of Fire
2013
Self

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
2006
Executive producer

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
Himself

Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998
Self

Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
1997
Self

An Interview with Dennis Potter
1994
Interviewer

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
Self
- 7.2

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
Self - Presenter
- 7.3

Bernard and the Genie
1991
Himself
- 6.4

Roy Lichtenstein
1991
Himself
- 5.7

The Tall Guy
1989
Himself
- 6.5

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
1989

Norbert Smith: A Life
1989
Interviewer

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Self

Hockney at the Tate
1988
Self

Francis Bacon
1985

David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
Narrator

Sweet William
1980
Self
- 7.3

The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
Self
- 6.1

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
Executive producer

Whose Doctor Who
1977
Presenter
- 7.1

Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
Writer
- 6.5

The Music Lovers
1971
Writer
- 6.3

Play Dirty
1969
Writer
- 6.2

Isadora
1968
Writer
- 7.6

The Debussy Film
1965
Writer
- 6.5

Always on Sunday
1965
Writer
Source: TMDB