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...

Gerald Fox’s film documents Bill Viola and his wife and close collaborator Kira Perov’s odyssey to create two permanent video...

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

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

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

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

a spoof TV documentary film (a "mockumentary") charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates...

This documentary traces the lives of Gibb brothers and takes a look through their memories, creating some of the greatest hits in the world as the...

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

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at...

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

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

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

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

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

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

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

Filmed in his London studio, David Hockney sits down with Melvyn Bragg to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his...