Melvyn Bragg Movies

  • 2024
    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    02024HD

    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.

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
  • 1998
    Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

    Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

    Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

    01998HD

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

    Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
  • 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
  • 1981
    Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

    Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

    Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

    01981HD

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

    Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
  • 1988
    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

    01988HD

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

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
  • 1993
    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

    61993HD

    Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
  • 2011
    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America

    02011HD

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

    John Steinbeck: Voice of America
  • 1981
    The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman

    01981HD

    1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter Haro...

    The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
  • 1994
    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    01994HD

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

    An Interview with Dennis Potter
  • 1989
    The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy

    5.71989HD

    An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

    The Tall Guy
  • 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
  • 1980
    The South Bank Show: William Golding

    The South Bank Show: William Golding

    The South Bank Show: William Golding

    01980HD

    Interview with the British author, William Golding.

    The South Bank Show: William Golding
  • 1994
    Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

    01994HD

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

    Portrait or Bust
  • 1986
    The South Bank Show: Michael Powell

    The South Bank Show: Michael Powell

    The South Bank Show: Michael Powell

    01986HD

    Documentary about British film director Michael Powell

    The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
  • 1974
    An Artist's Story

    An Artist's Story

    An Artist's Story

    01974HD

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

    An Artist's Story
  • 1985
    David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

    61985HD

    A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

    David Lean: A Life in Film
  • 1994
    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    01994HD

    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 t...

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
  • 1978
    Ingmar Bergman at 60

    Ingmar Bergman at 60

    Ingmar Bergman at 60

    01978HD

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

    Ingmar Bergman at 60
  • 1999
    Countertenors

    Countertenors

    Countertenors

    01999HD

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

    Countertenors
  • 2002
    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

    0.52002HD

    A documentary on the band

    R.E.M.