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4 unusual facts about Melvyn Bragg


Buttermere, Cumbria

Mary Robinson (1778–1837) — known as "The Maid of Buttermere" and the subject of Melvyn Bragg's novel of that name.

Encyclopédie

With Judith Hawley, Senior Lecturer in English at Royal Holloway, University of London; Caroline Warman, Fellow and Tutor in French at Jesus College, Oxford; and David Wootton, Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York, and presented by Melvyn Bragg.

Herbert of Derwentwater

St Herbert appears under the name "Erebert" as a character in the mostly fictional book Credo about the life of St Bega, by Melvyn Bragg

Raymond Khoury

In 1996, Khoury optioned the rights to the Melvyn Bragg novel The Maid of Buttermere and wrote the screenplay adaptation of it.


Angie Hobbs

She is a frequent contributor to TV and radio programmes, including contributions to television shows like BBC Two's Timewatch special "Atlantis: The Evidence" and the National Geographic Channel's "Finding Atlantis", and numerous appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time hosted by Melvyn Bragg.

Anthony Hawken

Hawken has completed sculptures of Melvyn Bragg, Nicholas Parsons and Norman Lamont and was also responsible for the oversize sculpture of footballer, Sam Bartram which stands outside the ground of Charlton Athletic, The Valley, London.

Bernard and the Genie

Directed by Paul Weiland, the movie featured actors such as John Gabriel (as the evil wizard) and Denis Lill (as lift attendant Frank Kepple), as well as cameos from Melvyn Bragg, Bob Geldof, Vincent Hanna, Gary Lineker and Trevor McDonald.

DIPEx Charity

Several well-known figures have supported the charity or contributed video introductions for the websites including Philip Pullman, Clive Anderson, Thom Yorke, Melvyn Bragg, Dawn French and Michael Palin.

William Crawley

Other TV presenting roles include the weekly late-night television interview series "William Crawley Meets ...", face-to-face interviews of 30 minutes in duration with leading thinkers and social reformers from across the world, including the philosopher Peter Singer, the scientist Richard Dawkins, the writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, and the gay bishop Gene Robinson.


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