Melvyn Bragg [72744] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.5609 Birthplace: Carlisle, UK Birthday: 1939-10-06 Age: 85 years Movies: 51 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, CH, HonFRS, FRSL, FBA (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 documentary series In Our Time. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on Radio 4. After his ennoblement in 1998, he switched to presenting the new In Our Time, an academic discussion radio programme, which has run to over 900 broadcast editions and is a popular podcast. He was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1999 until 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Bragg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Art Matters2024-07-24 David Hockney: In Londo2023-08-29 David Hockney: In Norma2023-08-28 David Hockney: A Celebr2023-08-28 Versus: The Life and Fi2016-06-30 Muse of Fire2013-09-26 The Most Dangerous Man 2013-06-06 The Mystery Of Mary Mag2013-06-05 John Steinbeck: Voice o2011-11-22 The South Bank Show: Sp2006-10-15 Life Beyond the Box: No2003-12-29 Cinema of Fire: Iranian2002-06-30 R.E.M.2002-05-09 Emir Kusturica2000-03-12 Countertenors1999-12-19 Afro-Cuban All-Stars at1998-07-19 Keppel Road: The Life a1997-01-13 Tennessee Williams: Orp1994-12-19 An Interview with Denni1994-11-19 Portrait or Bust1994-04-04 The South Bank Show: Ke1993-10-03 The Making of Sgt. Pepp1992-06-14 The South Bank Show: Te1992-04-05 The South Bank Show: No1992-03-01 Bernard and the Genie1991-11-23 The South Bank Show: Te1991-10-06 Roy Lichtenstein1991-01-02 Vivienne Westwood1990-04-08 Sir Norbert Smith: A Li1989-11-03 The Tall Guy1989-02-01 Hockney at the Tate1988-10-30 In from the Cold? A Por1988-09-20 Bernardo Bertolucci and1988-01-17 Francis Bacon1988-01-01 J.M.W. Turner: Turner a1987-01-01 The South Bank Show: Mi1986-10-16 The South Bank Show: Jo1986-01-12 From the West Down to t1985-03-31 David Lean: A Life in F1985-01-01 The South Bank Show: 'L1983-02-27 Laurence Olivier: a lif1982-10-24 Ermanno Olmi: The Roots1981-05-03 The South Bank Show: Bo1981-03-08 The South Bank Show: Th1981-01-01 The South Bank Show: Wi1980-11-16 The South Bank Show: Ro1980-05-25 The Who: The Kids Are A1979-06-15 Ingmar Bergman at 601978-07-08 Whose Doctor Who1977-04-03 An Artist's Story1974-02-02 Outbreak 1939: When War