Melvyn Bragg Movies

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

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

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

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

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 profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

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

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...

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...

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

Produced in 1993, this documentary depicts the development of Annie Leibovitz's career as a celebrity photographer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.