Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their...

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

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

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...

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

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

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

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

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

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...

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

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...

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

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

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

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

This documentary traces the lives of Gibb brothers and takes a look through their memories, creating some of the greatest hits in the world as the...

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