Melvyn Bragg
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Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, is an English broadcaster, author, and parliamentarian. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 19
Official portrait, 2018
Wigton
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Wigton is a market town in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Lake District. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway c
Melvyn Bragg
…2025, Bragg announced that he would step down from hosting the show after 27 years. Bragg was born on 6 October 1939 in Carlisle and was raised in Wigton, Cumberland, the son of Stanley Bragg, a stock keeper turned publican, and Mary Ethel (née Park), who worked alongside her husband in the pub. Both the…
Market Place and Moore Memorial Fountain
St Mary's Church
Market Hall
Wigton Monument