The South Bank Show (Season 4)

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.

  • Poster for Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1980-11-09

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for William Golding

    William Golding (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1980-11-16

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Akira Kurosawa

    Akira Kurosawa (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1980-11-23

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Stravinsky's The Firebird

    Stravinsky's The Firebird (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1980-11-30

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for No Need to Lie

    No Need to Lie (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1980-12-07

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays)

    The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays) (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1980-12-14

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Toni Morrison

    Toni Morrison (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1981-01-18

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for The Trespasser (film)

    The Trespasser (film) (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1981-01-25

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Don Juan in Hell

    Don Juan in Hell (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1981-02-08

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for poetry workshop

    poetry workshop (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1981-02-15

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Martin Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1981-02-22

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Elizabeth Taylor / John Hubbard

    Elizabeth Taylor / John Hubbard (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1981-03-01

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Bob Fosse

    Bob Fosse (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1981-03-08

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Robert Redford / Martin Amis

    Robert Redford / Martin Amis (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1981-03-15

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Verity Bargate / Howard Hodgkin

    Verity Bargate / Howard Hodgkin (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1981-03-29

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for At the Haunted End of the Day: the Life of Sir William Walton

    At the Haunted End of the Day: the Life of Sir William Walton (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1981-04-19

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Gore Vidal

    Gore Vidal (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1981-04-26

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for The Roots of the Tree (Ermanno Olmi)

    The Roots of the Tree (Ermanno Olmi) (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1981-05-03

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Colin Welland

    Colin Welland (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1981-05-10

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Christopher Logue / Phillip King

    Christopher Logue / Phillip King (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1981-05-17

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Lulu's Last Act (Berg opera)

    Lulu's Last Act (Berg opera) (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1981-05-24

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Dame Ninette De Valois / David Hockney on Picasso

    Dame Ninette De Valois / David Hockney on Picasso (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1981-05-31

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Clive James / Craig Raine

    Clive James / Craig Raine (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1981-06-07

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Soviet Art

    Soviet Art (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1981-06-14

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Rhythm and Blues (The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Paul Jones)

    Rhythm and Blues (The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Paul Jones) (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1981-06-21

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Music for a City: Venice

    Music for a City: Venice (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1981-06-28

    Runtime: 60 min

The South Bank Show

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
Episodes 24
Season 2
Season 2
Episodes 24
Season 3
Season 3
Episodes 19
Season 4
Season 4
Episodes 26
Season 5
Season 5
Episodes 27
Season 6
Season 6
Episodes 26
Season 7
Season 7
Episodes 22
Season 8
Season 8
Episodes 24
Season 9
Season 9
Episodes 24
Season 10
Season 10
Episodes 23
Season 11
Season 11
Episodes 24
Season 12
Season 12
Episodes 24
Season 13
Season 13
Episodes 25
Season 14
Season 14
Episodes 23
Season 15
Season 15
Episodes 25
Season 16
Season 16
Episodes 25
Season 17
Season 17
Episodes 25
Season 18
Season 18
Episodes 22
Season 19
Season 19
Episodes 20
Season 20
Season 20
Episodes 20
Season 21
Season 21
Episodes 22
Season 22
Season 22
Episodes 16
Season 23
Season 23
Episodes 21
Season 24
Season 24
Episodes 24
Season 25
Season 25
Episodes 19
Season 26
Season 26
Episodes 25
Season 27
Season 27
Episodes 13
Season 28
Season 28
Episodes 23
Season 29
Season 29
Episodes 13
Season 30
Season 30
Episodes 11
Season 31
Season 31
Episodes 30
Season 32
Season 32
Episodes 8
Season 33
Season 33
Episodes 6
Season 34
Season 34
Episodes 6
Season 35
Season 35
Episodes 9
Season 36
Season 36
Episodes 10
Season 37
Season 37
Episodes 10
Season 38
Season 38
Episodes 6
Season 39
Season 39
Episodes 6
Season 40
Season 40
Episodes 6
Season 41
Season 41
Episodes 4
Season 42
Season 42
Episodes 4
Season 43
Season 43
Episodes 4
Season 44
Season 44
Episodes 4
Season 45
Season 45
Episodes 4
Specials
Specials
Episodes 4