
Melvyn Bragg
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-10-06
Place of birth: 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 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

Hockney at the Tate
1988Self
Norbert Smith: A Life
1989Interviewer
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023Self
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023self
David Hockney: In London
2023SelfThe Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013Self
Francis Bacon
1985
Vivienne Westwood
1990Self
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003Himself
Bernard and the Genie
1991Himself
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
1987Presenter
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Art Matters
2024Self
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992Self - Presenter
Muse of Fire
2013SelfOutbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009Narrator
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
1998SelfErmanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981Presenter
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988Presenter