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 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.
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Known for
Great Performances
Self
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Self
Plunder
The Garden Party
Believe Nothing
Self
Muse of Fire
Self
The Tall Guy
Himself
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
Reel History of Britain
2nd House
Himself - Presenter
2nd House
Himself - Host
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
David Lean: A Life in Film
Narrator
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
Norbert Smith – a Life
The Adventure of English
Norbert Smith: A Life
Interviewer
An Artist's Story
Himself - Presenter
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
R.E.M.
Presenter
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
Host
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - Presenter
Emir Kusturica
Himself (Presenter)
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self (Interviewer )
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Self - Presenter
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Host
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self
Countertenors
Presenter
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
self
Art Matters
Self
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Host
The South Bank Show: William Golding
Host
Whose Doctor Who
Presenter
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter
Portrait or Bust
Himself (uncredited)
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Interviewer
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Presenter
David Hockney: In London
Self
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Self
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
Host
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Presenter
Francis Bacon
Hockney at the Tate
Self
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/Narrator
Vivienne Westwood
Self
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
Self
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Host
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Presenter
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
Interviewer
Have I Got News for You
Self
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
Self - Presenter
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Narrator
An Audience with...
Self
The South Bank Show
Self - Presenter
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self