Melvyn Bragg Filmes

  • 2006
    Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

    Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

    Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

    72006HD

    Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk...

    Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
  • 1992
    The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    6.21992HD

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

    The Making of Sgt. Pepper
  • 1988
    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    101988HD

    An irreverent survey of British Music.

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
  • 2002
    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

    0.52002HD

    A documentary on the band

    R.E.M.
  • 1983
    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    01983HD

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

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
  • 1965
    Always on Sunday

    Always on Sunday

    Always on Sunday

    61965HD

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

    Always on Sunday
  • 1978
    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    5.31978HD

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

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
  • 2024
    Art Matters

    Art Matters

    Art Matters

    02024HD

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

    Art Matters
  • 2023
    David Hockney: In Normandy

    David Hockney: In Normandy

    David Hockney: In Normandy

    02023HD

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

    David Hockney: In Normandy
  • 1996
    No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

    No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

    No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

    61996HD

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

    No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
  • 1989
    Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

    Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

    Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

    81989HD

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

    Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    01992HD

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

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
  • 2013
    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    02013HD

    Melvyn Bragg sets out to unravel the many questions surrounding one of the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figures: Mary Magdalene.

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
  • 1981
    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

    01981HD

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

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
  • 1977
    Orion

    Orion

    Orion

    01977HD

    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.

    Orion
  • 2017
    Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's

    Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's

    Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's

    5.22017HD

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

    Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
  • 1991
    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    01991HD

    Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
  • 1988
    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    01988HD

    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...

    Hockney at the Tate
  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    01992HD

    Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
  • 1988
    Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon

    61988HD

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

    Francis Bacon