Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

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...

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

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

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...

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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

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

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...

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

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

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...

A documentary on the band

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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

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

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

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

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...