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Melvyn Bragg
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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
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Art Matters
2024
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Self
David Hockney: In London
2023
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self
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023
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Self
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023
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Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
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Self
Muse of Fire
2013
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Himself - Presenter
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013
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Self
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013
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Host/Narrator
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011
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Reel History of Britain
2011
Credits
Art Matters
as Self
2024
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David Hockney: In London
as Self
2023
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David Hockney: In Normandy
as self
2023
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David Hockney: A Celebration
as Self
2023
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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
2016
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Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
6.5
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
as Himself - Presenter
2013
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The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
as Self
2013
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John Steinbeck: Voice of America
as Host/Narrator
2011
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Reel History of Britain
2011
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Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
2008
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Himself
2003
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The Adventure of English
2003
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Believe Nothing
as Self
2002
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Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
as Himself (Presenter)
2002
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R.E.M.
as Presenter
2002
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Emir Kusturica
as Himself (Presenter)
2000
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Countertenors
as Presenter
1999
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Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
as Self
1998
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The Garden Party
1998
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Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
as Self
1997
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
1994
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An Interview with Dennis Potter
as Interviewer
1994
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Portrait or Bust
as Himself (uncredited)
1994
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The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self - Presenter
1992
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Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
1991
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Roy Lichtenstein
as Himself
1991
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Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
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Vivienne Westwood
as Self
1990
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Plunder
1990
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Norbert Smith: A Life
as Interviewer
1989
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The Tall Guy
as Himself
1989
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Hockney at the Tate
as Self
1988
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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
1988
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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Presenter
1988
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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Self
1988
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J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
as Presenter
1987
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Francis Bacon
1985
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David Lean: A Life in Film
as Narrator
1985
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Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self (Interviewer )
1982
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Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
as Presenter
1981
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Sweet William
as Self
1980
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The Who: The Kids Are Alright
as Self
1979
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Ingmar Bergman at 60
as Host
1978
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The South Bank Show
as Self - Presenter
1978
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An Audience with...
as Self
1978
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Whose Doctor Who
as Presenter
1977
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An Artist's Story
as Himself - Presenter
1974
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2nd House
as Himself - Host
1973
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2nd House
as Himself - Presenter
1973
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Great Performances
as Self
1971
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Norbert Smith – a Life
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Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
as Narrator
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