Melvyn Bragg Movies

A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.

A documentary on the band

Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky...

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

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...

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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

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

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

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their...

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

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

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie...

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

A mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

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