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"The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" (1988): Season 1: Episode 11 -- Writer's Draft promo clip.

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Date of Birth:

6 October 1939, Wigton, Cumberland, England, UK more

Trivia:

Great admirer of modern playwrights Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett and... more

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Up 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations more

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(3 articles)

The Adventure of English - DVD Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 14 July 2009, 11:32 AM, PDT)
ITV axes 'South Bank Show'
(From digitalspy. 7 May 2009, 1:36 AM, PDT)

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Lord Melvyn Bragg | Melvin Bragg

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Melvyn Bragg's Travels in Written Britain" (2008)	(associate producer)	2008	-	-

2.	Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed (2006) (TV)	(executive producer)	2006	-	9.0 (5)

3.	"The Story of ITV: The People's Channel" (2005)	(executive producer)	2005	-	-

4.	Broken Morning (2003) (TV)	(executive producer)	2003	-	6.0 (7)

5.	"The Adventure of English" (2002)	series producer (unknown episodes)	2002	-	7.9 (94)

6.	This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (2000)	(executive producer)	2000	-	6.5 (42)

7.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	executive producer (3 episodes, 1982-1996)	1996	-	6.7 (32)
	3 TV episodes: "The South Bank Show: Michael Collins (#20.6)" (executive producer) "The South Bank Show: Time Seen as a Road (#15.18)" (executive producer) "The South Bank Show: Patricia Highsmith: A Gift for Murder (#6.5)" (executive producer)
8.	Clear Cool Crystal Stream (1995) (TV)	(executive producer)	1995	-	-

9.	"Johnny and the Dead" (1995)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1995	-	5.6 (12)

10.	"Book Four" (1982)	executive producer (37 episodes, 1982-1985)	1985	-	-
	37 TV episodes: "Book Four: (#5.4)" (executive producer) "Book Four: (#5.3)" (executive producer) "Book Four: (#5.2)" (executive producer) "Book Four: (#5.1)" (executive producer) "Book Four: (#4.9)" (executive producer) 32 episodes not shown.
11.	Zinotchka (1972) (TV)	(co-producer)	1972	-	-

12.	"Monitor" (1958)	producer (unknown episodes)	1958	-	6.1 (6)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Outbreak 1939 (2009) (TV)		2009	-	-

2.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	(12 episodes, 1981-2008)	2008	-	6.7 (32)
	12 TV episodes: "The South Bank Show: Tim Burton (#31.9)" "The South Bank Show: Ian McMillan: The Bard of Barnsley (#30.24)" "The South Bank Show: Isabel Allende (#30.17)" "The South Bank Show: Humphrey Lyttelton (#30.16)" "The South Bank Show: Steve Reich (#30.12)" 7 episodes not shown.
3.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: John Lennon's Jukebox"
4.	Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) (TV)		1988	-	9.2 (5)
	AKAs: The ABC of British Music (USA: video title)
5.	The Planets (1983) (TV)		1983	-	7.7 (30)

6.	Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV)		1982	-	9.4 (34)

7.	Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) (TV)		1978	-	5.6 (51)

8.	"Read All About It" (1974)	(unknown episodes)	1974	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Outbreak 1939 (2009) (TV)	(idea)	2009	-	-

2.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	6.7 (32)
	1 TV episode: "The South Bank Show: Lang Lang (#31.4)" (writer)
3.	"The Story of ITV: The People's Channel" (2005)	(written by)	2005	-	-

4.	"The Adventure of English" (2002)	(unknown episodes)	2002	-	7.9 (94)

5.	Classic Widows (1995) (TV)	(writer)	1995	-	9.6 (9)
	AKAs: Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title)
6.	"A Time to Dance" (1992)	(unknown episodes)	1992	-	8.3 (10)

7.	Towards the Morning (1980)	(story)	1980	-	-

8.	Orion (1979) (TV)	(story)	1979	-	-

9.	Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy (1978) (TV)	(writer)	1978	-	8.4 (23)

10.	Clouds of Glory: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) (TV)	(writer)	1978	-	9.7 (18)

11.	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)	(screenplay)	1973	-	6.8 (9,628)

12.	Zinotchka (1972) (TV)	(adaptation)	1972	-	-

13.	The Music Lovers (1970)	(screenplay)	1970	-	7.0 (770)
	AKAs: Ken Russell's Film on Tchaikovsky and the Music Lovers
14.	Isadora (1968)	(adaptation) (screenplay)	1968	-	7.5 (797)
	AKAs: The Loves of Isadora (USA: reissue title)
15.	Play Dirty (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	6.6 (775)

16.	"Monitor" (1958)	(2 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	6.1 (6)
	2 TV episodes: "Monitor: Always on Sunday" (writer) "Monitor: The Debussy Film" (dialogue) (scenario)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	William Shakespeare (2000)	(presenter)	2000	-	8.3 (17)

2.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	presenter (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.7 (32)
	1 TV episode: "The South Bank Show: Dawn French (#17.22)" (presenter)
3.	"The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" (1988)	series editor (11 episodes, 1988)	1988	-	6.7 (12)
	AKAs: Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (USA) 11 TV episodes: "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: Ten Great Writers: The Seminar (#1.11)" (series editor) "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (#1.10)" (series editor) "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (#1.9)" (series editor) "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: Luigi Pirandello (#1.8)" (series editor) "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' (#1.7)" (series editor) 6 episodes not shown.
4.	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1986) (TV)	(presenter)	1986	-	8.0 (12)
	AKAs: Vaughn Williams: A Symphonic Portrait (USA: long title)

Editorial Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	edited and presented by (1 episode, 1990) editorial supervisor (1 episode, 2007) supervising editor (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (32)
		3 TV episodes: "The South Bank Show: Annie Lennox (#31.5)" (editorial supervisor) "The South Bank Show: Emma Kirkby: The Unsung Heroine (#30.25)" (supervising editor) "The South Bank Show: Hogwood: Haydn (#13.13)" (edited and presented by)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Norbert Smith, a Life (1989) (TV)	Interviewer	1989	-	8.5 (57)
	AKAs: Sir Norbert Smith, a Life (USA)
2.	"Executive Stress" (1986)	Melvyn Bragg (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	6.9 (33)
	1 TV episode: "Executive Stress: (#2.1)" Melvyn Bragg
3.	"Monitor" (1958)	Presenter (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	6.1 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Monitor: Elgar" Presenter

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Outbreak 1939 (2009) (TV)	(voice) Himself - Narrator	2009	-	-

2.	"The Richard Dimbleby Lecture" (1972)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	5.6 (8)
	1 TV episode: "The Richard Dimbleby Lecture: Facing the Future (#1.33)" (uncredited) Himself
3.	"The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	5.7 (202)
	AKAs: The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-03-04)" Himself
4.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	Himself - Presenter / 5 characters not shown (67 episodes, 1978-2009)	2009	-	6.7 (32)
	67 TV episodes: "The South Bank Show: The Tempest" "The South Bank Show: The South Bank Show: Bond" Himself "The South Bank Show: Liza Minnelli (#31.12)" Himself - Presenter "The South Bank Show: Lang Lang (#31.4)" Himself "The South Bank Show: Eric Clapton (#11.10)" Himself - Presenter 62 episodes not shown.
5.	John Mortimer: A Life in Words (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	-

6.	"Mark Lawson Talks to..." (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	9.2 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Mark Lawson Talks to...: Melvyn Bragg" Himself
7.	"Melvyn Bragg's Travels in Written Britain" (2008)	Himself - Presenter	2008	-	-

8.	"The Alan Titchmarsh Show" (2007)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	4.8 (15)
	1 TV episode: "The Alan Titchmarsh Show: (2008-01-31)" Himself
9.	Happy Birthday BAFTA (2007) (TV)		2007	-	-

10.	Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	8.9 (8)

11.	"This Morning" (1988)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	4.5 (113)
	AKAs: This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title) 1 TV episode: "This Morning: (2006-11-01)" Himself
12.	"Parkinson" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	8.1 (166)
	1 TV episode: "Parkinson: (2006-04-15)" Himself
13.	"12 Books That Changed the World" (2006)	Himself - Presenter	2006	-	-

14.	ITV 50 Greatest Shows (2005) (TV)	(as Lord Melvyn Bragg) Himself	2005	-	3.8 (10)

15.	"The Story of ITV: The People's Channel" (2005)	Himself - Presenter	2005	-	-

16.	"Richard & Judy" (2001)	Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2005)	2005	-	3.9 (187)
	2 TV episodes: "Richard & Judy: (2005-01-28)" Himself "Richard & Judy: (2003-06-04)" Himself
17.	"My Dad's the Prime Minister" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	7.8 (25)
	1 TV episode: "My Dad's the Prime Minister: Diaries (#2.6)" Himself
18.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself - Presenter (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: John Lennon's Jukebox" Himself - Presenter
19.	"Today with Des and Mel" (2002)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	3.3 (22)
	1 TV episode: "Today with Des and Mel: (2004-01-19)" (as Lord Melvyn Bragg) Himself
20.	"The Adventure of English" (2002)	Himself - Presenter (2 episodes, 2003)	2003	-	7.9 (94)
	2 TV episodes: "The Adventure of English: Birth of a Language (#1.1)" Himself - Presenter "The Adventure of English: English Goes Underground (#1.2)" Himself - Presenter
21.	"The Daily Politics" (2003)	Himself (1 episode)	2003	-	6.7 (15)
	1 TV episode: "The Daily Politics: (2006-04-26)" Himself
22.	"Whose Right Is It Anyway?" (2002)	Himself - Host (2002-)	2002	-	-

23.	"Believe Nothing" (2002)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	8.3 (110)
	1 TV episode: "Believe Nothing: Double First (#1.4)" Himself
24.	"The Kumars at No. 42" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	6.9 (173)
	1 TV episode: "The Kumars at No. 42: (#2.2)" Himself
25.	"Funny Turns" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Funny Turns: Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India" Himself
26.	"Who's Afraid of the Ten Commandments?" (2000)	Himself	2000	-	-

27.	The 100 Greatest TV Moments (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	5.9 (64)

28.	"Two Thousand Years" (1999)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1999	-	-

29.	"The Sundays" (1998)	Himself (1998)	1998	-	-

30.	Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams (1998) (V)	Himself	1998	-	-

31.	"Light Lunch" (1997)	Himself (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	6.4 (26)
	1 TV episode: "Light Lunch: I'm Getting Swotty with Some Brainy Totty (#2.67)" Himself
32.	"Fantasy Football League" (1994)	Himself (2 episodes, 1996)	1996	-	7.1 (34)
	2 TV episodes: "Fantasy Football League: (#4.10)" Himself "Fantasy Football League: (#4.2)" Himself
33.	"Have I Got News for You" (1990)	Himself (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	8.7 (708)
	AKAs: HIGNFY (UK: short title) Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version)) Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "Have I Got News for You: (#10.3)" Himself
34.	Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	9.2 (13)

35.	"Clive Anderson Talks Back" (1989)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: "Clive Anderson Talks Back: (#9.4)" Himself
36.	An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994) (TV)	Presenter/Interviewer	1994	-	8.5 (69)
	AKAs: Without Walls: An Interview with Dennis Potter (UK: alternative title)
37.	"Aspel & Company" (1984)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.9 (24)
	1 TV episode: "Aspel & Company: (#9.2)" Himself
38.	Bernard and the Genie (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	7.6 (675)

39.	Comic Relief (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	6.5 (32)
	AKAs: Comic Relief 3: The Stonker (UK: alternative title)
40.	"Question Time" (1979)	Himself (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	7.1 (73)
	1 TV episode: "Question Time: (1991-02-14)" Himself
41.	Kiri Te Kanawa (1991) (TV)		1991	-	9.1 (17)

42.	A Night of Comic Relief 2 (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	9.1 (11)

43.	"Opinions" (1982)	Himself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Opinions: End of the Golden Age?" Himself
44.	The Tall Guy (1989)	Himself - Cameo Appearance	1989	-	6.0 (2,460)

45.	A British Picture (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	7.7 (17)
	AKAs: British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
46.	"The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" (1988)	Himself (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	6.7 (12)
	AKAs: Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (USA) 1 TV episode: "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers: Ten Great Writers: The Seminar (#1.11)" Himself
47.	Francis Bacon (1988)	Himself (Narrator)	1988	-	7.5 (35)

48.	Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! (1988) (TV)	Himself	1988	-	6.6 (22)

49.	Hockney at the Tate (1988)	Himself	1988	-	-

50.	"Melvyn Bragg's Cumbria" (1983)	Himself	1983	-	-

51.	Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV)	Himself/Interviewer	1982	-	9.4 (34)

52.	An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980) (TV)	Himself	1980	-	8.2 (18)

53.	Sweet William (1980)	Himself	1980	-	5.7 (47)

54.	The Kids Are Alright (1979)	(as Melvin Bragg) Himself	1979	-	7.9 (1,659)
	AKAs: The Who Rock Concert (Philippines: English title) The Who: The Kids Are Alright (Australia)
55.	"The Lively Arts" (1975)	Himself - Presenter / Presenter (4 episodes, 1976-1977)	1977	-	-
	4 TV episodes: "The Lively Arts: A Portrait of Sean O'Faolain" Himself - Presenter "The Lively Arts: Whose Doctor Who" Presenter "The Lively Arts: The Unlikely Lads" Himself - Presenter "The Lively Arts: Tennessee Williams" Himself - Presenter


1.	TV's Believe It or Not (2008) (TV)	Himself

2.	The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)	Himself

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Novel: "The Sword and the Miracle," 1996. more

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