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Richard Bradley

Producer · UK

2 BAFTA Awards

Richard Bradley was born in March 1961 in the UK. He is a producer and executive, known for Horrible Histories (2009), Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2001) and Legends (2026).

Biography from IMDb.

From
UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 25% in 30 days

What are Richard Bradley's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
39%
Society
20%
Power
13%
Survival
12%
Self
7%
Bonds
4%
Morality
4%
Truth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy9 titles, browse their movies with this themePower5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
13
Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Warm
5
Joyful
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Bradley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Bradley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Legends(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Horrible Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Cleopatra's Final Secret(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Irresistible: Why We Can't Stop Eating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pompeii: The New Dig(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Liz Bonnin's Wild Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hidden Volcano Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Saving Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Tomb Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mystery of the Lost Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Brot und Spiele – Wagenrennen im alten Rom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Egypt's Lost Pyramid(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Julius Caesar Revealed(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nero's Sunken City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Franklin's lost ships - the ultimate discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Muse of Fire(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Caligula with Mary Beard(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Romans with Mary Beard(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • East To West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Alexandria: The Greatest City(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Histories(2009)

    Show 154 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Best Ever Spitting Image(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The First Emperor(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Green Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Crusades: Crescent & the Cross(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Guns, Germs, and Steel(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Minoans(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Days That Shook the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Egypt's Golden Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Egypt's Golden Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • Allied to the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Legends (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 30: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing27 of 30: 25 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s12 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards from 2 major nominations, 2010–2011.

  1. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy
  2. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Richard Bradley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Best Ever Spitting Image (2006)

82nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Horrible Histories (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Richard Bradley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Bradley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Caterina Turroni shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers