Melvyn Bragg

Actor

Born: October 6, 1939 (age 86)
From: Carlisle, UK

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…

Filmography (44)

Art Matters (2024)
Self
David Hockney: In London (2023)
Self
David Hockney: A Celebration (2023)
Self
David Hockney: In Normandy (2023)
self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Muse of Fire (2013)
Self
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England (2013)
Himself - Presenter
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene (2013)
Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America (2011)
Host/Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out (2009)
Narrator
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
Himself
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema (2002)
Himself (Presenter)
R.E.M. (2002)
Presenter
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica (2000)
Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors (1999)
Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams (1998)
Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997)
Self
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)
Self/Narrator
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)
Director
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)
Interviewer
Portrait or Bust
Portrait or Bust (1994)
Himself (uncredited)
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper (1992)
Self - Presenter
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
Himself
Roy Lichtenstein (1991)
Himself
Vivienne Westwood (1990)
Self
Norbert Smith: A Life (1989)
Interviewer
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
The Tall Guy (1989)
Himself
Hockney at the Tate (1988)
Self