Melvyn Bragg Movies

As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus'...

An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature...

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance...

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital...

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their...

Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional...

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...

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.

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

Actor John Rhys-Davies narrates this illuminating look at the King James Bible -- the most widely sold version of the most important book in...

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

A profile of the Iranian film industry

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

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

An irreverent survey of British Music.

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

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

A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.