Melvyn Bragg Movies

This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us...

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

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

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

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

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

An irreverent survey of British Music.

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

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

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

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Cleese speaks of his comedy background, writing for...

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

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

Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner....

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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...

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.