Melvyn Bragg Movies

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 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional...

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

Scenes from Huston's "Moulin Rouge," archive footage of the original locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's "Royal Academy" and interviews with...

To mark his fiftieth birthday in 1988, London's Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joined David Hockney for an...

This documentary traces the lives of Gibb brothers and takes a look through their memories, creating some of the greatest hits in the world as the...

A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter...

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

A legendary collection of miniature paintings have been locked up in the storeroom of an Indian palace for years; the collection's fame attracts a...

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

This documentary, originally presented on the television series The South Bank Show, covers actor Humphrey Bogart's life and career, including...

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

Moving with astonishing assurance through time and space, Russell recreates his life in a series of unconventional interconnected episodes –...

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

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.