Melvyn Bragg Movies

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...

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

Scenes from Huston's "Moulin Rouge," archive footage of the original locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's "Royal Academy" and interviews with...

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

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

London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

A profile of the Iranian film industry

A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

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

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

Documentary about the Swedish film director, produced for the UK television program "The South Bank."

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by...

Documentary about British film director Michael Powell

Interview with the British author, William Golding.

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

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

1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter...

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.