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 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 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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Acted in
Art Matters
2024
as Self
David Hockney: In London
2023
as Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023
as Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023
as self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013
as Himself - Presenter
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013
as Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011
as Host/Narrator
Reel History of Britain
2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
2006
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Himself
The Adventure of English
2003
Believe Nothing
2002
as Self
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002
as Himself (Presenter)
R.E.M.
2002
as Presenter
Emir Kusturica
2000
as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
1999
as Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998
as Self
The Garden Party
1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
1997
as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter
1994
as Interviewer
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself (uncredited)
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
1993
as Presenter
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self - Presenter
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
1992
as Interviewer
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
1992
as Host
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Himself
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
1991
Roy Lichtenstein
1991
as Himself
Vivienne Westwood
1990
as Self
Plunder
1990
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
1989
as Interviewer
The Tall Guy
1989
as Himself
Hockney at the Tate
1988
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988
as Presenter
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Self
Francis Bacon
1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
1987
as Presenter
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
1986
as Host
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
1986
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
1985
as Self - Presenter
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
as Narrator
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
1983
as Host
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981
as Presenter
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
1981
as Self
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Self - Presenter
The South Bank Show: William Golding
1980
as Host
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
1980
as Host
The Kids Are Alright
1979
Ingmar Bergman at 60
1978
as Host
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self - Presenter
Whose Doctor Who
1977
as Presenter
An Artist's Story
1974
as Himself - Presenter
2nd House
1973
as Himself - Host
2nd House
1973
as Himself - Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator