← Back
Melvyn Bragg

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)

⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Art Matters

2024
⭐ 0 Role: Self

David Hockney: In London

2023
⭐ 0 Role: Self

David Hockney: A Celebration

2023
⭐ 0 Role: self

David Hockney: In Normandy

2023
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

2016
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Muse of Fire

2013
⭐ 9.0 Role: Himself - Presenter

The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

2013
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

2013
⭐ 0 Role: Host/Narrator

John Steinbeck: Voice of America

2011
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

2009
⭐ 7.5 Role: Himself

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Himself (Presenter)

Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

2002
⭐ 0.5 Role: Presenter

R.E.M.

2002
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Himself (Presenter)

Emir Kusturica

2000
⭐ 0 Role: Presenter

Countertenors

1999