Melvyn Bragg Movies

  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

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    Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
  • 1980
    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

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    Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process...

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
  • 2002
    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

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    A documentary on the band

    R.E.M.
  • 1981
    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse

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    Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.

    The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
  • 2023
    David Hockney: In London

    David Hockney: In London

    David Hockney: In London

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    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...

    David Hockney: In London
  • 2013
    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene

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

    The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
  • 1991
    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

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    Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
  • 1988
    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

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    To mark his fiftieth birthday in 1988, London's Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joined David Hockney for an...

    Hockney at the Tate
  • 1980
    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

    01980HD

    A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
  • 1994
    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    01994HD

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

    An Interview with Dennis Potter
  • 1978
    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

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

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
  • 1992
    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies

    01992HD

    Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."

    The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
  • 1991
    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

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    In this documentary Roy Lichtenstein is interviewed and discusses his life and art work, what influenced him, where his ideas came from, how his art...

    Roy Lichtenstein
  • 1999
    Countertenors

    Countertenors

    Countertenors

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    An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...

    Countertenors
  • 1966
    Familiar Spirits

    Familiar Spirits

    Familiar Spirits

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    Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

    Familiar Spirits
  • 1993
    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach

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    Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.

    The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
  • 1994
    Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

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

    Portrait or Bust
  • 2023
    David Hockney: In Normandy

    David Hockney: In Normandy

    David Hockney: In Normandy

    02023HD

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

    David Hockney: In Normandy
  • 2006
    The South Bank Show: Spamalot

    The South Bank Show: Spamalot

    The South Bank Show: Spamalot

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    Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The surviving members of Monty Python discuss the huge...

    The South Bank Show: Spamalot
  • 2023
    David Hockney: A Celebration

    David Hockney: A Celebration

    David Hockney: A Celebration

    02023HD

    An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and...

    David Hockney: A Celebration