Melvyn Bragg Movies

Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.

Filmed in his London studio, David Hockney sits down with Melvyn Bragg to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his...

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."

Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates...

The world is coming to an end, and the last survivors board a space-ship ready to leave the doomed planet Earth in search of a new world.

Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The surviving members of Monty Python discuss the huge...

Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Cleese speaks of his comedy background, writing for...

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

Melvyn Bragg sets out to unravel the many questions surrounding one of the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figures: Mary Magdalene.

Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process...

A documentary on the band

London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.

Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.