Melvyn Bragg Movies

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.

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

Music documentary about the British band Blur during the period surrounding their 1999 album 13. The episode, titled Blur, aired on 21 November 1999...

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

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

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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...

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

A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

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