Melvyn Bragg


    Starbirth:
    October 6, 1939
Birthplace:
Carlisle, UK
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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.


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