Melvyn Bragg Filmes

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

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

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...

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.

Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.

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

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

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...

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

An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and...

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

An irreverent survey of British Music.

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...

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

A documentary on the band

Interview with the British author, William Golding.

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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

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

Documentary about British film director Michael Powell