Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

85 · Born: Oct 6, 1939

Personal Details

BornOct 6, 1939 Wigton, Cumbria, England, UK
Spouse
  • Gabriel Clare-Hunt

    ( Sep 21, 2019 to Jul 22, 2025 )
  • Cate Haste

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Lisa Roche

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Melvyn Bragg, a renowned British media personality, entered this world on October 6, 1939, in the charming town of Wigton, situated in the picturesque county of Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. With a career spanning numerous decades, Bragg has established himself as a prominent figure in the world of podcasting and television production.

Throughout his illustrious career, Bragg has been associated with several notable projects, including the esteemed arts program "The South Bank Show," which premiered in 1978 and continued to entertain and educate audiences for many years. Additionally, he has also been involved in the production of the iconic musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," which originally debuted in 1973 and has since become a beloved classic.

Prior to his work on "The South Bank Show," Bragg was a key figure in the development of the groundbreaking television program "Monitor," which first aired in 1958 and was a pioneering force in the realm of British television.

Career

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2003
{"id":158138,"title":"An Interview with Dennis Potter","year":"1994","character":"Interviewer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/an-interview-with-dennis-potter","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158138.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158138.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":160249,"title":"Sir Norbert Smith, a Life","year":"1989","character":"Interviewer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/sir-norbert-smith-a-life","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160249.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160249.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
{"id":160737,"title":"Francis Bacon","year":"1988","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/francis-bacon","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160737.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160737.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
{"id":189256,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"1985","character":"Narrator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show-1985","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_189256.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_189256.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
{"id":198164,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"1983","character":"Host","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show-1983-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_198164.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_198164.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
{"id":80929,"title":"The Kids Are Alright","year":"1979","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-kids-are-alright","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_80929.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_80929.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
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1978
{"id":273342,"title":"Art Matters","year":"2024","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/art-matters","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_273342.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_273342.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
{"id":275285,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show-2023-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_275285.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_275285.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
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{"id":282508,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show-2023-3","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_282508.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_282508.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103033,"title":"Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach","year":"2016","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/versus-the-life-and-films-of-ken-loach","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_103033.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_103033.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":171507,"title":"The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-most-dangerous-man-in-tudor-england","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_171507.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_171507.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":10827,"title":"Muse of Fire","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/muse-of-fire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_10827.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_10827.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103834554,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":2010,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/show\/the-south-bank-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834554.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834554.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
{"id":257875,"title":"Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher","year":"2003","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/life-beyond-the-box-norman-stanley-fletcher","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_257875.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_257875.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
{"id":9377,"title":"The Kumars at No. 42","year":2002,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/show\/the-kumars-at-no-42","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9377.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9377.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":156359,"title":"Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams","year":"1998","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/afro-cuban-all-stars-at-the-salon-of-dreams","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_156359.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_156359.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
{"id":172904,"title":"Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees","year":"1997","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/keppel-road-the-life-and-music-of-the-bee-gees","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_172904.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_172904.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
{"id":158326,"title":"American Masters","year":"1994","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/american-masters-1994-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158326.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158326.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":58301,"title":"Portrait or Bust","year":"1994","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/portrait-or-bust","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_58301.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_58301.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":159013,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"1992","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show-1992","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_159013.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_159013.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
{"id":159728,"title":"Roy Lichtenstein","year":"1991","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/roy-lichtenstein-1991","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_159728.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_159728.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
{"id":59581,"title":"Bernard and the Genie","year":"1991","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/bernard-and-the-genie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_59581.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_59581.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":215774,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"1990","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-south-bank-show","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_215774.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_215774.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
{"id":60514,"title":"The Tall Guy","year":"1989","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-tall-guy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_60514.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_60514.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
{"id":195784,"title":"Great Performances","year":"1988","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/great-performances-1988-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195784.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195784.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
{"id":164651,"title":"2nd House","year":"1974","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/2nd-house","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_164651.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_164651.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
{"id":171507,"title":"The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England","year":"2013","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-most-dangerous-man-in-tudor-england","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_171507.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_171507.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":146804,"title":"The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World","year":"2011","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-king-james-bible-the-book-that-changed-the-world","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_146804.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_146804.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":103834554,"title":"The South Bank Show","year":"1978","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/show\/the-south-bank-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834554.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834554.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":18494,"title":"Jesus Christ Superstar","year":"1973","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/jesus-christ-superstar","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1780mmogf9pg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1780mmogf9pg.jpg"},"released":1}
1973
{"id":24360,"title":"The Music Lovers","year":"1971","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-music-lovers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24360.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24360.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers as Screenplay
{"id":30526,"title":"Play Dirty","year":"1969","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/play-dirty","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4haqgi1uk5j0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4haqgi1uk5j0.jpg"},"released":1}
1969
Play Dirty
Play Dirty as Screenplay
{"id":30437,"title":"Isadora","year":"1968","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/isadora","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_30437.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_30437.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
Isadora
Isadora as Screenplay
{"id":167057,"title":"Monitor","year":"1965","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/monitor-1965","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_167057.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_167057.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
Monitor
Monitor as Screenplay
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Monitor
Monitor as Writer