Melvyn Bragg Movies

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

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...

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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...

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

Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

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

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

A documentary on the band

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

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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...

Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.

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

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

In this documentary Roy Lichtenstein is interviewed and discusses his life and art work, what influenced him, where his ideas came from, how his art...

Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner....