Mark Lawson

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Apr 11, 1962 (63 years old)

Mark Lawson

Known For

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
1h 20m
Movie 2022

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her 70-year career, Maggie's incredible determination and talent landed her among the elite.

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
1h 6m
Movie 2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

A profile of the actress from a strict Quaker upbringing in Yorkshire, through her staunch determination to make it as a thespian. There's also a look at her work in TV favourites such as A Fine Romance and As Time Goes By, where Judi's performances won her four BAFTA awards, and her tenure in the James Bond franchise.

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
1h 20m
TV Show 2022

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.

Barrymore: The Body in the Pool
1h 26m
Movie 2020

Barrymore: The Body in the Pool

A film following the events of March 2001 when 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock was found dead in the pool at TV presenter, Micheal Barrymore's, home in Roydon, Essex.

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
1h 30m
Movie 2018

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence, despite the BBC reportedly being baffled by what they'd commissioned back in 1982. Never before had a flagship comedy show contained so much violence, depravity and anarchy - it was a shot across the bow to mainstream comedians that things would never be the same again.

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
1h 0m
Movie 2017

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.

This Life +10
1h 21m
Movie 2007

This Life +10

A decade on, Egg, Milly, Warren, Anna and Miles meet again at Ferdy's funeral. Egg is a writer, Milly a mum, Anna's still a lawyer, while Warren and Miles have 'business' careers.

Mark Lawson Talks To
TV Show 2003

Mark Lawson Talks To

A series in which arts presenter Mark Lawson has a 60-minute in-depth conversation with a notable figure.

Biography

Mark Gerard Lawson is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. Specialising in culture and the arts, he is best known for presenting the flagship BBC Radio 4 arts programme Front Row between 1998 and 2014. He is also a Guardian columnist, and presents Mark Lawson Talks To... on BBC Four.

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