Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1939-10-06 (Age: 87)
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 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 (42)
Art Matters
2024
David Hockney: In London
2023
David Hockney: A Celebration
2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
2023
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
Muse of Fire
2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
2013The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
2013
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
2011Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
2009
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
2002
R.E.M.
2002Emir Kusturica
2000