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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Bragg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 6, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
73Place of birth
Carlisle, UKCast credits
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
InterviewerLife Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
HimselfBernard and the Genie
HimselfVersus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank ShowMuse of Fire
SelfThe Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - PresenterAfro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
SelfThe South Bank Show: Terence Davies
InterviewerBernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
PresenterJohn Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/NarratorThe South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Self - PresenterAn Interview with Dennis Potter
InterviewerThe Tall Guy
HimselfThe South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
SelfThe South Bank Show: William Golding
HostThe South Bank Show: Michael Powell
HostCrew credits
Jesus Christ Superstar
ScreenplayPlay Dirty
ScreenplayThe Music Lovers
ScreenplayThe King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World
WriterThe Debussy Film
Screenplay, Scenario WriterIsadora
Screenplay, AdaptationHullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Executive Producer, EditorDavid Hockney: Joiner Photographs
EditorFreddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Executive ProducerNo Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
DirectorThe South Bank Show: Terence Davies
PresenterAlways on Sunday
Scenario Writer, WriterFamiliar Spirits
ProducerBill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Executive ProducerThe South Bank Show: Michael Powell
EditorThe South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
EditorJB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
DirectorThe South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
EditorThe Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
WriterSweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Editor