“Like university science departments, the arts have shown how they can earn their way and point to an economically newborn future for this country. They show that the U.K. could be a prime provider of imaginative riches and intellectual adventure, which I think are the two great prizes of the 21st century.”

English broadcaster, author, and parliamentarian

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, is an English broadcaster, author, and parliamentarian. He is best known for his long career in British broadcasting and public life. Bragg worked for the BBC in several roles early in his career, including as a presenter, and returned there in 1988 to host Start the Week on BBC Radio 4. He also edited and presented The South Bank Show, and served as Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1999 until 2017.