Melvyn Bragg

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-10-06 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Carlisle, UK

Melvyn Bragg

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

    Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

  • In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

    In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

  • The Garden Party

    The Garden Party

  • The Who: The Kids Are Alright

    The Who: The Kids Are Alright

  • Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

    Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

  • Plunder

    Plunder

  • Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

  • The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy

  • The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

  • Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Art Matters

    Art Matters

  • Believe Nothing

    Believe Nothing

  • Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • 2nd House

    2nd House

  • 2nd House

    2nd House

  • Bernard and the Genie

    Bernard and the Genie

  • Reel History of Britain

    Reel History of Britain

  • Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

    Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

  • Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

  • David Hockney: A Celebration

    David Hockney: A Celebration

  • David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

  • Norbert Smith – a Life

    Norbert Smith – a Life

  • David Hockney: In London

    David Hockney: In London

  • Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain

    Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain

  • The Adventure of English

    The Adventure of English

  • Ingmar Bergman at 60

    Ingmar Bergman at 60

  • Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

  • Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon

  • Whose Doctor Who

    Whose Doctor Who

  • Countertenors

    Countertenors

  • R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

  • Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

  • David Hockney: In Normandy

    David Hockney: In Normandy

  • John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

  • Sweet William

    Sweet William

  • Norbert Smith: A Life

    Norbert Smith: A Life

  • Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

    Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

  • An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

  • Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood

  • The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

    The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

  • Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

    Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

  • Emir Kusturica

    Emir Kusturica

  • An Artist's Story

    An Artist's Story

  • The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

  • J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

    J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

  • Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out