Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, CH, HonFRS, FRSL, FBA (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 documentary series In Our Time.

Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on Radio 4. After his ennoblement in 1998, he switched to presenting the new In Our Time, an academic discussion radio programme, which has run to over 900 broadcast editions and is a popular podcast. He was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1999 until 2017.

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The Tall Guy

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The Kids Are Alright

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Bernard and the Genie

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Great Performances

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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

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The South Bank Show

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Believe Nothing

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The Making of Sgt. Pepper

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Roy Lichtenstein

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The Adventure of English

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Francis Bacon

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The Alan Titchmarsh Show

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An Audience with...

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Muse of Fire

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Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

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2nd House

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Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

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The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

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David Lean: A Life in Film

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R.E.M.

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Whose Doctor Who

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The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

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Norbert Smith – a Life

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Reel History of Britain

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Hockney at the Tate

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From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985

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David Hockney: A Celebration

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David Hockney: In London

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David Hockney: In Normandy

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The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

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Vivienne Westwood

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The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

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J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

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The South Bank Show: John Cleese

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The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

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The South Bank Show: Spamalot

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Art Matters

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Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

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Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams

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The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

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Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

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John Steinbeck: Voice of America

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The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman

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An Interview with Dennis Potter

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The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

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The South Bank Show: William Golding

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Portrait or Bust

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The South Bank Show: Michael Powell

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An Artist's Story

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

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Ingmar Bergman at 60

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Countertenors

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The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

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The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

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Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

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Emir Kusturica

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Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain

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Plunder

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The Garden Party

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

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