Melvyn Bragg Movies

Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English, which made him a threat to the...

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...

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

David Hockney is unquestionably one of the most passionate and versatile experimental artists on the contemporary scene. In the late 1970s the...

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

Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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

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

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.