Melvyn Bragg
Acting
Born: 1939-10-06 in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Bragg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Great Performances
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self
The South Bank Show
Self - Presenter
TFI Friday
An Audience with...
Self
The Garden Party
Believe Nothing
Self
Plunder
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Self
The Tall Guy
Himself
Muse of Fire
Self
Sweet William
Self
Reel History of Britain
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self (Interviewer )
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
The Adventure of English
Countertenors
Presenter
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
Vivienne Westwood
Self
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself
Whose Doctor Who
Presenter
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - Presenter
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
David Lean: A Life in Film
Narrator
Art Matters
Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Interviewer
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self
Norbert Smith: A Life
Interviewer