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Melvyn Bragg
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 as editor and presente…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Art Matters
Movie Self
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2023
David Hockney: In London
Movie Self
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2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
Movie self
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2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
Movie Self
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2017
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Movie Executive Producer
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2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Movie Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
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2013
Muse of Fire
Movie Self
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2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Movie Himself - Presenter
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2013
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Movie Self
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2011
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Movie Host/Narrator
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2011
Reel History of Britain
TV show
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2009
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Movie Narrator
- 2008
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2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV show Self
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2006
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Movie Executive Producer
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2004
Parkinson
TV show Self - Guest
More credits
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2003
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Movie Himself
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2003
The Adventure of English
TV show
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2002
Believe Nothing
TV show Self
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2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Movie Himself (Presenter)
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2002
R.E.M.
Movie Presenter
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2000
Emir Kusturica
Movie Himself (Presenter)
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1999
Countertenors
Movie Presenter
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1998
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Movie Self
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1998
The Garden Party
TV show
- 1997
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1997
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Movie Self/Narrator
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1996
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Movie Director
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1996
TFI Friday
TV show
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1995
Johnny and the Dead
TV show Executive Producer
- 1994
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1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Movie Interviewer
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1994
Portrait or Bust
Movie Himself (uncredited)
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1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Movie Editor
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1992
Naked Making Lunch
Movie Presenter
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1992
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Movie Self - Presenter
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1992
A Time to Dance
TV show Writer
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1991
Bernard and the Genie
Movie Himself
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1991
Roy Lichtenstein
Movie Himself
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1990
Have I Got News for You
TV show Self
