Melvyn Bragg Movies

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...

The celebrated British artist discusses his life and work with Melvyn Bragg in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans...

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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

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

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

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

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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