Early works for the BBC included Tolkien in Oxford (1968), Canvas: 7: Sunflowers: Van Gogh (1971), and Omnibus File: Thrillers and Crime Fiction (1972).
[4] When in 1979 Megahey was offered the opportunity to become the editor of the BBC's arts documentary series Omnibus (1979–81; 1984–87) he accepted on the condition that he could make Schalcken the Painter, a fictional tale woven round the lives of actual historic figures Godfried Schalcken (Jeremy Clyde) and Gerrit Dou (Maurice Denham).
[7] The television film was a 70-minute-long adaptation of Le Fanu's 1839 gothic tale Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter (sic).
[1] He wrote and directed the 1993 film The Hour of the Pig for the BBC, which stars Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson, Jim Carter and Amina Annabi.
He produced the 2003 docudrama Leonardo which starred Mark Rylance in the title role, and which won the 2004 BAFTA 'Huw Wheldon Award for Specialised Programme or Series'.