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 21)
Scarfe on Hercules (Episode 1)
Air date: 1997-10-05
Runtime: 60 min
Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance (Episode 2)
Air date: 1997-10-26
Runtime: 60 min
Kay Mellor (Episode 3)
Air date: 1997-11-02
Runtime: 60 min

Björk (Episode 4)
Air date: 1997-11-09
Runtime: 60 min
Iain Banks (Episode 5)
Air date: 1997-11-16
Runtime: 60 min

Matthew Bourne's Adventures in Motion Pictures (Episode 6)
Air date: 1997-11-23
Runtime: 60 min
Steven Bochco (Episode 7)
Air date: 1997-11-30
Runtime: 60 min
Simon Raven (Episode 8)
Air date: 1997-12-14
Runtime: 60 min
Franco Zeffirelli (Episode 9)
Air date: 1997-12-21
Runtime: 60 min
Saul Zaentz (Episode 10)
Air date: 1998-01-11
Runtime: 60 min
Gillian Wearing / Gary Hume (Episode 11)
Air date: 1998-01-18
Runtime: 60 min
Marks and Gran (Episode 12)
Air date: 1998-02-01
Runtime: 60 min
Hail Bop: a Portrait of John Adams (Episode 13)
Air date: 1998-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Nigel Kennedy (Episode 14)
Air date: 1998-02-15
Runtime: 60 min
Gary Oldman (Episode 15)
Air date: 1998-03-15
Runtime: 60 min
Body Art (Episode 16)
Air date: 1998-04-05
Runtime: 60 min
John Tavener (Episode 17)
Air date: 1998-04-12
Runtime: 60 min
The Bee Gees (Episode 18)
Air date: 1998-06-07
Runtime: 60 min
Will Self (Episode 19)
Air date: 1998-07-05
Runtime: 60 min
Afro-Cuban Allstars (Episode 20)
Air date: 1998-07-19
Runtime: 60 min
This is Not an Exit: the Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (Episode 21)
Air date: 1998-08-23
Runtime: 60 min
Wayne Sleep (Episode 22)
Air date: 1998-08-30
Runtime: 60 min

Seasons
Episodes 24
Episodes 24
Episodes 19
Episodes 26
Episodes 27
Episodes 26
Episodes 22
Episodes 24
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Episodes 25
Episodes 22
Episodes 20
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Episodes 22
Episodes 16
Episodes 21
Episodes 24
Episodes 19
Episodes 25
Episodes 13
Episodes 23
Episodes 13
Episodes 11
Episodes 30
Episodes 8
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
Episodes 9
Episodes 10
Episodes 10
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
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Episodes 4
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Episodes 4
Episodes 4
Episodes 4