Melvyn Bragg Movies

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

Scenes from Huston's "Moulin Rouge," archive footage of the original locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's "Royal Academy" and interviews with...

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...

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

An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...

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

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

The world is coming to an end, and the last survivors board a space-ship ready to leave the doomed planet Earth in search of a new world.

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

"Zinotchka", directed by Christopher Miles, was made for the BBC's 'FULL HOUSE' arts programme, which invited 7 directors (the others were Jonathan...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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