Melvyn Bragg

Career timeline

1. 1939 · Born

   Born in Carlisle, UK

2. 1958 · Screen debut

   Monitor (TV)

3. 1965 · Directing debut

   JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli (Movie)

4. 1965 · Writing debut

   The Debussy Film (Movie)

5. 1966 · First production

   Familiar Spirits (Movie)

6. 1978 · Breakthrough

   An Audience with... (TV)

7. 2017 · Latest release

   Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

6 1960s

12 1970s

15 1980s

9 1990s

6 2000s

3 2010s

• Documentary33
• Drama10
• Comedy6
• Tv Movie6
• Music5
• History4

Highest-rated title Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 7.1 Most popular title The South Bank Show 1978 5.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Melvyn Bragg in our catalogue.

Douglas Slocombe

2 titles together

1. — Norbert Smith – a Life Upcoming TV
2. 2011 Reel History of Britain TV
3. 2009 Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out as Narrator Movie
4. 2008 Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain TV
5. 2003 The Adventure of English TV
6. 2002 Believe Nothing as Self TV
7. 2002 R.E.M. as Presenter Movie
8. 1999 Countertenors as Presenter Movie
9. 1998 The Garden Party TV
10. 1996 TFI Friday TV
11. 1994 An Interview with Dennis Potter as Interviewer Movie
12. 1990 Plunder TV
13. 1989 Norbert Smith: A Life as Interviewer Movie
14. 1989 A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible Movie
15. 1988 Comic Relief TV
16. 1988 Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' as Presenter Movie
17. 1987 J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate as Presenter Movie
18. 1986 Executive Stress as Melvyn Bragg TV
19. 1985 Francis Bacon Movie
20. 1985 David Lean: A Life in Film as Narrator Movie
21. 1983 David Hockney: Joiner Photographs as Narrator Movie
22. 1981 Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree as Presenter Movie
23. 1979 The Who: The Kids Are Alright as Self 7.3 Movie
24. 1978 An Audience with... as Self TV
25. 1977 Whose Doctor Who as Presenter Movie
26. 1976 The Lively Arts as Presenter TV
27. 1973 2nd House as Himself - Presenter TV

1. 2008 Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain TV
2. 1992 A Time to Dance TV
3. 1978 Clouds of Glory TV
4. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
5. 1973 2nd House TV

1. 2017 Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's Movie
2. 2006 Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic Movie
3. 1995 Johnny and the Dead TV
4. 1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures Movie
5. 1978 The South Bank Show TV

1. 2013 The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England Movie
2. 2009 Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out Movie
3. 1992 A Time to Dance TV
4. 1978 Clouds of Glory TV
5. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
6. 1972 Zinotchka Movie
7. 1965 Always on Sunday Movie
8. 1958 Monitor TV

1. 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.1 Movie
2. 1971 The Music Lovers 6.5 Movie
3. 1969 Play Dirty 6.3 Movie
4. 1968 Isadora 6.2 Movie
5. 1965 The Debussy Film Movie

1. 1992 A Time to Dance TV

1. 1993 Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary Movie
2. 1989 It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story Movie
3. 1988 Toulouse-Lautrec Movie
4. 1983 David Hockney: Joiner Photographs Movie
5. 1982 Laurence Olivier: A Life Movie
6. 1981 Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree Movie
7. 1980 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical Movie
8. 1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures Movie
9. 1978 Ingmar Bergman at 60 Movie

1. 1996 No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich Movie
2. 1965 JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli Movie

1. 1988 Ken Russell's ABC of British Music Movie
2. 1966 Familiar Spirits Movie

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