Melvyn Bragg Movies

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky...

Documentary about British film director Michael Powell

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

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie...

A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.

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

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

A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

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

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

Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

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

Produced in 1993, this documentary depicts the development of Annie Leibovitz's career as a celebrity photographer.

A documentary on the band

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter),...

An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and...

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

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