Melvyn Bragg Movies

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

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

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

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

An irreverent survey of British Music.

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

This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us...

Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...

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

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk...

The celebrated British artist discusses his life and work with Melvyn Bragg in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans...

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

Documentary about the Swedish film director, produced for the UK television program "The South Bank."

David Hockney is unquestionably one of the most passionate and versatile experimental artists on the contemporary scene. In the late 1970s the...

A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.

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...

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

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...

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

In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.