Melvyn Bragg
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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Filmography
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
- No poster
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013
as Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011
as Host/Narrator
- No poster
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
as Narrator
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Himself
- No poster
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002
as Himself (Presenter)
R.E.M.
2002
as Presenter
- No poster
Emir Kusturica
2000
as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
1999
as Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998
as Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
1997
as Self
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
1997
as Self/Narrator
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter
1994
as Interviewer
- No poster
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself (uncredited)
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self - Presenter
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Himself
Roy Lichtenstein
1991
as Himself