Melvyn Bragg Movies

  • 1988
    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

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    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...

    Hockney at the Tate
  • 1985
    From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985

    From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985

    From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985

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    London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.

    From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
  • 1965
    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli

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    Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli

    JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
  • 1970
    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

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    In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.

    Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
  • 1980
    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski

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    A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.

    The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
  • 2002
    Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

    Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

    Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema

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    A profile of the Iranian film industry

    Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
  • 1991
    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

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    Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...

    The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
  • 1987
    J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

    J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

    J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate

    01987HD

    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...

    J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
  • 1990
    Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood

    Vivienne Westwood

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    Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

    Vivienne Westwood
  • 1988
    Toulouse-Lautrec

    Toulouse-Lautrec

    Toulouse-Lautrec

    01988HD

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

    Toulouse-Lautrec