Melvyn Bragg Movies

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

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

A documentary on the band

Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter...

Documentary about British film director Michael Powell

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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

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

In this documentary Roy Lichtenstein is interviewed and discusses his life and art work, what influenced him, where his ideas came from, how his art...

An Artist's Story concerns the confrontation of ideas between Anton, a young landscape painter, and Lydia, a young aristocratic girl who devotes her...

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

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

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

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

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

The works of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), one of the best known English Romantic artists, still play a leading role in the art market...

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

An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...