Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us...

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

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.

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...

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...

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

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...

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk...

Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

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

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

This documentary, originally presented on the television series The South Bank Show, covers actor Humphrey Bogart's life and career, including...

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

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

A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter...