Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, CH, HonFRS, FBA, FRSL (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 discussion series In Our Time.
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Date of birth | 6 October 1939
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Place of birth | Wigton, Cumberland (now Wigton, Cumbria), UK
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Melvyn Bragg is known for his role in the TV special documentary Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021) as Self.
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