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 as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010, 2012–2023), 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 Ra...
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 as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010, 2012–2023), 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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Great Performances
Have I Got News for You
The South Bank Show
An Audience with...
TFI Friday
Parkinson
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Believe Nothing
Muse of Fire
The Tall Guy
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Sweet William
Bernard and the Genie
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Whose Doctor Who
Norbert Smith: A Life
Countertenors
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'