Melvyn Bragg
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1939-10-06 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Carlisle, UK
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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Known For
TV Shows (14)
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self - Presenter
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Self
Plunder
1990
Believe Nothing
2002
as Self
The Garden Party
1998
Reel History of Britain
2011
2nd House
1973
as Himself - Presenter / Himself - Host
The Adventure of English
2003
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
Norbert Smith – a Life
Movies (42)
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
The Tall Guy
1989
as Himself
Norbert Smith: A Life
1989
as Interviewer
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Himself
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Himself
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013
as Himself - Presenter
Sweet William
1980
as Self
An Artist's Story
1974
as Himself - Presenter
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
1997
as Self/Narrator
Art Matters
2024
as Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
1997
as Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
as Narrator
Whose Doctor Who
1977
as Presenter
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
1989
David Hockney: In London
2023
as Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023
as Self
Hockney at the Tate
1988
as Self
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
as Narrator
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
1983
as Narrator
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988
as Presenter
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self (Interviewer )
An Interview with Dennis Potter
1994
as Interviewer
Ingmar Bergman at 60
1978
as Host
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023
as self
Roy Lichtenstein
1991
as Himself
Francis Bacon
1985
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981
as Presenter
R.E.M.
2002
as Presenter
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself (uncredited)
Emir Kusturica
2000
as Himself (Presenter)
Vivienne Westwood
1990
as Self
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002
as Himself (Presenter)
Countertenors
1999
as Presenter
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998
as Self
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
1987
as Presenter
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011
as Host/Narrator
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013
as Self
About 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 discus… With 56 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Melvyn Bragg has appeared in 42 films and 14 TV shows.
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- Muse of Fire (2013) — as Self
- The Tall Guy (1989) — as Himself
- Norbert Smith: A Life (1989) — as Interviewer
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) — as Self
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016) — as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
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