Portrait of Melvyn Bragg

Acting

Melvyn Bragg

Career

Active from 1958 to 2013, busiest in 1965 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventure of English
The Adventure of English
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Melvyn Bragg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    1.3, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Educational 3
  • Character Study 3
  • British Culture 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Educational Series 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Archival Footage 2
  • High-Brow Entertainment 2
  • British Television 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Norbert Smith โ€“ a Life
Norbert Smith โ€“ a Life

TV show

2010s

3 titles
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's (2017)

Executive Producer

The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England (2013)

Writer

Reel History of Britain
Reel History of Britain (2011)

TV show

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 84
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out (2009)

as Narrator

Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain
Melvyn Bragg's Travels In Written Britain (2008)

TV show ยท Creator

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic (2006)

Executive Producer

The Adventure of English
The Adventure of English (2003)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

R.E.M.
R.E.M. (2002)

as Presenter

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Countertenors
Countertenors (1999)

as Presenter

The Garden Party
The Garden Party (1998)

TV show

TFI Friday
TFI Friday (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)

Director

An Interview with Dennis Potter
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)

as Interviewer

Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary (1993)

Editor

Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch (1992)

Presenter

Plunder
Plunder (1990)

TV show

1980s

11 titles
Norbert Smith: A Life
Norbert Smith: A Life (1989)

as Interviewer

It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989)

Editor

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' (1988)

as Presenter

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988)

Producer

Toulouse-Lautrec
Toulouse-Lautrec (1988)

Presenter, Editor

J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate (1987)

as Presenter

David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)

as Narrator

David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
David Hockney: Joiner Photographs (1983)

as Narrator

Laurence Olivier: A Life
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982)

Editor

Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree (1981)

as Presenter

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street โ€“ Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street โ€“ Scenes from the Making of a Musical (1980)

Editor

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 65
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Executive Producer, Editor

Ingmar Bergman at 60
Ingmar Bergman at 60 (1978)

Editor

Whose Doctor Who
Whose Doctor Who (1977)

as Presenter

Orion
Orion (1977)

Book

The Lively Arts
The Lively Arts (1976)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Zinotchka
Zinotchka (1972)

Writer

The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 75
Play Dirty
Play Dirty (1969)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Isadora
Isadora (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

Adaptation, Screenplay

Familiar Spirits
Familiar Spirits (1966)

Producer

The Debussy Film
The Debussy Film (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

Always on Sunday
Always on Sunday (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Scenario Writer

JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli (1965)

Director