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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Bragg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Self
Hockney at the Tate
Self - Presenter
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
Interviewer
Sir Norbert Smith: A Life
Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
self
David Hockney: In Normandy
Self
David Hockney: In London
Francis Bacon
Self
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self
Vivienne Westwood
Host
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
Himself
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
Bernard and the Genie
Presenter
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Self
Art Matters
Self - Presenter
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self
Muse of Fire
Narrator
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Self
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Interviewer
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
Presenter
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Presenter
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Host/Narrator
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Self - Presenter
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Interviewer
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Himself
The Tall Guy
Self
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
Host
The South Bank Show: William Golding
Himself (uncredited)
Portrait or Bust
Host
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Himself - Presenter
An Artist's Story
Narrator
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Host
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Presenter
Countertenors
Presenter
R.E.M.
Host
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
Host
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Presenter
Whose Doctor Who
Self
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Himself
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself (Presenter)
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter)
Emir Kusturica
Himself - Presenter
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self (Interviewer )
Laurence Olivier: a life
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-10-06
Place of Birth
Carlisle, UK
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