Melvyn Bragg
Born
October 6, 1939 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Carlisle, UK
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
Art Matters
Self
2024
David Hockney: In London
Self
2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
Self
2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
self
2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
2016
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self
2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/Narrator
2011
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
2006
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
2003
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Self
1998
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
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
1991
Vivienne Westwood
Self
1990
Sir Norbert Smith: A Life
Interviewer
1989
The Tall Guy
Himself
1989
Hockney at the Tate
Self
1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
1988
Francis Bacon
1988
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Presenter
1987
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
1986
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
Self - Presenter
1985
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Narrator
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter
2013
Reel History of Britain
(18 episodes)
2011
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
(4 episodes)
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Adventure of English
(8 episodes)
2003
Believe Nothing
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter)
2002
R.E.M.
Presenter
2002
Emir Kusturica
Himself (Presenter)
2000
Countertenors
Presenter
1999
The Garden Party
(1 episode)
1998
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self
1997
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
1994
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself
1991
Plunder
(1 episode)
1990
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Self · (1 episode)
1988
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Host
1986
David Lean: A Life in Film
Narrator
1985
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Host
1983
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self (Interviewer )
1982
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
Self - Presenter
1981
The South Bank Show: William Golding
Host
1980
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
Host
1980
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Host
1978
The South Bank Show
Self - Presenter · (743 episodes)
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
1978
Whose Doctor Who
Presenter
1977
An Artist's Story
Himself - Presenter
1974
Norbert Smith – a Life
(1 episode)
2nd House
Himself - Host · (0 episode)
1973
2nd House
Himself - Presenter · (33 episodes)
1973
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971