Melvyn Bragg Movies

A mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

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

A legendary collection of miniature paintings have been locked up in the storeroom of an Indian palace for years; the collection's fame attracts a...

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

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

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.

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

Music documentary about the British band Blur during the period surrounding their 1999 album 13. The episode, titled Blur, aired on 21 November 1999...

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

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...

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

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

A documentary on the band

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

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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...

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