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Melvyn Bragg

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Known For

85 Years Old

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 with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), 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.

Born

Carlisle, UK on 6th October 1939

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The South Bank Show Image
The South Bank Show
Self - Presenter
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self
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The Garden Party
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Plunder
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Reel History of Britain
Believe Nothing Image
Believe Nothing
Self
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2nd House
Himself - Presenter
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2nd House
Himself - Host
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Norbert Smith – a Life
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain Image
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Image
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Self
The Adventure of English Image
The Adventure of English
Muse of Fire Image
Muse of Fire
Self
The Tall Guy Image
The Tall Guy
Himself
The Who: The Kids Are Alright Image
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Bernard and the Genie Image
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
Norbert Smith: A Life Image
Norbert Smith: A Life
Interviewer
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Image
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
Ingmar Bergman at 60 Image
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Host
John Steinbeck: Voice of America Image
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
Host/Narrator
The Making of Sgt. Pepper Image
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self - Presenter
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher Image
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Himself
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton Image
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
The South Bank Show: Spamalot Image
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' Image
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Presenter
Art Matters Image
Art Matters
Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Image
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
Whose Doctor Who Image
Whose Doctor Who
Presenter
Roy Lichtenstein Image
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees Image
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Self
David Lean: A Life in Film Image
David Lean: A Life in Film
Narrator
R.E.M. Image
R.E.M.
Presenter
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam Image
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
Countertenors Image
Countertenors
Presenter
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' Image
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Host
Laurence Olivier: a life Image
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self (Interviewer )
David Hockney: A Celebration Image
David Hockney: A Celebration
Self
Hockney at the Tate Image
Hockney at the Tate
Self
The South Bank Show: William Golding Image
The South Bank Show: William Golding
Host
David Hockney: In Normandy Image
David Hockney: In Normandy
self
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski Image
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
Host
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An Artist's Story
Himself - Presenter
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The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
Host
Francis Bacon Image
Francis Bacon
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams Image
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Self
Vivienne Westwood Image
Vivienne Westwood
Self
An Interview with Dennis Potter Image
An Interview with Dennis Potter
Interviewer
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England Image
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Himself - Presenter
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Emir Kusturica
Himself (Presenter)
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Portrait or Bust
Himself (uncredited)
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies Image
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
Interviewer
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Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Narrator
The South Bank Show: John Cleese Image
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
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The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Presenter
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985 Image
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
Self - Presenter
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The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Self
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate Image
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
Presenter
David Hockney: In London Image
David Hockney: In London
Self
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman Image
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Self - Presenter
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Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Presenter
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell Image
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Host
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Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Himself (Presenter)
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse Image
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
Self