Melvyn Bragg Movies
- 2024
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out02024HD
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.
- 1998
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams01998HD
This documentary, shot entirely on location in Havana, includes many band members' insights into this revival, and features performance footage of an...
- 1992
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies01992HD
Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."
- 1981
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree01981HD
Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".
- 1988
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".
- 1993
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach61993HD
Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.
- 2011
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
John Steinbeck: Voice of America02011HD
Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.
- 1981
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman01981HD
1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter Haro...
- 1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter
An Interview with Dennis Potter01994HD
Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.
- 1989
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy5.71989HD
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
- 1981
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse01981HD
Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.
- 1980
The South Bank Show: William Golding
The South Bank Show: William Golding01980HD
Interview with the British author, William Golding.
- 1994
Portrait or Bust
Portrait or Bust01994HD
Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.
- 1986
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell01986HD
Documentary about British film director Michael Powell
- 1974
An Artist's Story
An Artist's Story01974HD
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...
- 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film61985HD
A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.
- 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage01994HD
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...
- 1978
Ingmar Bergman at 60
Ingmar Bergman at 6001978HD
Documentary about the Swedish film director, produced for the UK television program "The South Bank."
- 1999
Countertenors
Countertenors01999HD
An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male v...
- 2002
R.E.M.
R.E.M.0.52002HD
A documentary on the band