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...

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter...

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

Moving with astonishing assurance through time and space, Russell recreates his life in a series of unconventional interconnected episodes –...

Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional...

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

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

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

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

Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

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

A documentary on the band

This documentary, originally presented on the television series The South Bank Show, covers actor Humphrey Bogart's life and career, including...

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

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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

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

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

The works of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), one of the best known English Romantic artists, still play a leading role in the art market...