Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us...

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

A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.

a spoof TV documentary film (a "mockumentary") charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

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

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at...

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

Gerald Fox’s film documents Bill Viola and his wife and close collaborator Kira Perov’s odyssey to create two permanent video...

Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The surviving members of Monty Python discuss the huge...

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...

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

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

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

This documentary, shot entirely on location in Havana, includes many band members' insights into this revival, and features performance footage of an...

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli