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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...
Hockney at the Tate
London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
a spoof TV documentary film (a "mockumentary") charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and...
David Hockney: A Celebration
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...
David Hockney: In London
The celebrated British artist discusses his life and work with Melvyn Bragg in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans...
David Hockney: In Normandy
Melvyn Bragg sets out to unravel the many questions surrounding one of the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figures: Mary Magdalene.
The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner....
Francis Bacon
Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.
Vivienne Westwood
Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional...
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
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...
Bernard and the Genie
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...
J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Cleese speaks of his comedy background, writing for...
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The surviving members of Monty Python discuss the huge...
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates...
Art Matters
This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us...
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature...
Muse of Fire
In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
This documentary, shot entirely on location in Havana, includes many band members' insights into this revival, and features performance footage of an...
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Television documentary about British film director Ken Loach.
The South Bank Show: Ken Loach
Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.
John Steinbeck: Voice of America
1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter...
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.
An Interview with Dennis Potter
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
The Tall Guy
Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
Interview with the British author, William Golding.
The South Bank Show: William Golding
Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.
Portrait or Bust
Documentary about British film director Michael Powell
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
An Artist's Story concerns the confrontation of ideas between Anton, a young landscape painter, and Lydia, a young aristocratic girl who devotes her...
An Artist's Story
A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.
David Lean: A Life in Film
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...
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Documentary about the Swedish film director, produced for the UK television program "The South Bank."
Ingmar Bergman at 60
An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...
Countertenors
A documentary on the band
R.E.M.
A documentary first presented on the South Bank Show in 1980 about the career of film director Roman Polanski.
The South Bank Show: Roman Polanski
A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...
Whose Doctor Who
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...
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
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...
Roy Lichtenstein
A profile of the Iranian film industry
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.
Emir Kusturica
Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English, which made him a threat to the...
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their...
The Kids Are Alright