Melvyn Bragg Movies

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by...

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

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

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

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

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

Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.

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

Music documentary about the British band Blur during the period surrounding their 1999 album 13. The episode, titled Blur, aired on 21 November 1999...

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

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

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

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

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...

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

A profile of the Iranian film industry

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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...

Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner....