The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
The South Bank Show (Season 1)
Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition (Episode 1)
Air date: 1978-01-14
Runtime: 60 min
Paganini Superstar (Episode 2)
Air date: 1978-01-21
Runtime: 60 min
Roy Minton (Episode 3)
Air date: 1978-01-28
Runtime: 60 min
David Hockney (Episode 4)
Air date: 1978-02-04
Runtime: 60 min
Dennis Potter (Episode 5)
Air date: 1978-02-11
Runtime: 60 min
John Peel/Jane Glover (Episode 6)
Air date: 1978-02-18
Runtime: 60 min
Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp (Episode 7)
Air date: 1978-02-25
Runtime: 60 min
Jacques Loussier (Episode 8)
Air date: 1978-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Ken Dodd (Episode 9)
Air date: 1978-03-11
Runtime: 60 min
Georges Simenon (Episode 10)
Air date: 1978-03-18
Runtime: 60 min
Horowitz at the White House (Episode 11)
Air date: 1978-03-25
Runtime: 60 min
Carl Perkins/Morgan horses (Episode 12)
Air date: 1978-04-01
Runtime: 60 min
Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films) (Episode 13)
Air date: 1978-04-08
Runtime: 60 min
Search for Shaw (Episode 14)
Air date: 1978-04-15
Runtime: 60 min
Harold Pinter (Episode 15)
Air date: 1978-04-22
Runtime: 60 min
Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell (Episode 16)
Air date: 1978-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan (Episode 17)
Air date: 1978-05-06
Runtime: 60 min
Freddie Young (Episode 18)
Air date: 1978-05-13
Runtime: 60 min
Frank Auerbach (Episode 19)
Air date: 1978-05-20
Runtime: 60 min
Mayerling Ballet (Episode 20)
Air date: 1978-06-17
Runtime: 60 min
John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play) (Episode 21)
Air date: 1978-07-01
Runtime: 60 min
Ingmar Bergman at 60 (Episode 22)
Air date: 1978-07-08
Runtime: 60 min
Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1) (Episode 23)
Air date: 1978-07-15
Runtime: 60 min
Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2) (Episode 24)
Air date: 1978-07-22
Runtime: 60 min
Seasons
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Episodes 13
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