Melvyn Bragg Movies

A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.

Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...

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

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

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

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by...

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

William is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naïve Ann, but she nearly as quickly begins to...

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

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

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.