Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

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...

Music documentary about the British band Blur during the period surrounding their 1999 album 13. The episode, titled Blur, aired on 21 November 1999...

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

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

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

Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.

The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.