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The South Bank Show — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Melvyn Bragg
• Starring: Melvyn Bragg

The South Bank Show — Series Details

The South Bank Show — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition (1978-01-14)
• E2: Paganini Superstar (1978-01-21)
• E3: Roy Minton (1978-01-28)
• E4: David Hockney (1978-02-04)
• E5: Dennis Potter (1978-02-11)
• E6: John Peel/Jane Glover (1978-02-18)
• E7: Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp (1978-02-25)
• E8: Jacques Loussier (1978-03-04)
• E9: Ken Dodd (1978-03-11)
• E10: Georges Simenon (1978-03-18)
• E11: Horowitz at the White House (1978-03-25)
• E12: Carl Perkins/Morgan horses (1978-04-01)
• E13: Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On … films) (1978-04-08)
• E14: Search for Shaw (1978-04-15)
• E15: Harold Pinter (1978-04-22)
• E16: Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell (1978-04-30)
• E17: Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan (1978-05-06)
• E18: Freddie Young (1978-05-13)
• E19: Frank Auerbach (1978-05-20)
• E20: Mayerling Ballet (1978-06-17)
• E21: John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play) (1978-07-01)
• E22: Ingmar Bergman at 60 (1978-07-08)
• E23: Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1) (1978-07-15)
• E24: Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2) (1978-07-22)

Season 2

• E1: Tom Stoppard (1978-11-26)
• E2: Grace Under Pressure (Anthony Burgess on Hemingway) (1978-12-03)
• E3: Woody Allen (1978-12-10)
• E4: Anatomy of an Opera: Jonathan Miller's Figaro (1978-12-17)
• E5: Rhythm of Resistance (South African music) (1979-01-14)
• E6: Harmony of the Spheres (Neil Ardley) (1979-01-21)
• E7: Circus Clowns/Schubert recital by Richter (1979-01-28)
• E8: Royal Shakespeare Company on tour (1979-02-04)
• E9: Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) / John McLaughlin, a Musical Journey (1979-02-11)
• E10: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith / Edward Gorey / Gunter Grass (1979-02-18)
• E11: Michael Cimino / Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears (1979-02-25)
• E12: Gordon Williams, Alan Sharp, Eddie Boyd (1979-03-04)
• E13: Derek Boshier / Ingrid Bergman, Ingmar Bergman (1979-03-11)
• E14: Neil Simon (1979-03-18)
• E15: Beryl Cook / Cloud Nine rehearsals (1979-03-25)
• E16: Graham Sutherland (1979-04-01)
• E17: Darryl Way / Howard Brenton (1979-04-22)
• E18: The Europeans (film) / Joseph Heller (1979-04-29)
• E19: Asian Arts festival (1979-05-06)
• E20: Billy Connolly (1979-05-13)
• E21: Jessye Norman (1979-05-20)
• E22: Rough Trade (record label) / Allen Jones (1979-05-27)
• E23: Scum (film) / Keith Jarrett (1979-06-17)
• E24: Michael Tippett (90 min.) (1979-06-24)

Season 3

• E1: Francis Ford Coppola (1979-12-02)
• E2: Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (1) (1979-12-09)
• E3: Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (2) (1979-12-16)
• E4: Talking Heads (1979-12-23)
• E5: Love and the Ice-Cream Vendor (1980-02-17)
• E6: Fay Weldon / Richard Hogart on Northern Ireland in drama (1980-02-24)
• E7: Merce Cunningham (1980-03-02)
• E8: Elegies for the Deaths of Three Spanish Poets (1980-03-09)
• E9: A Time There was … (Benjamin Britten) (1980-04-06)
• E10: The Greene Adaptations (Graham Greene films) (1980-04-13)
• E11: Salsa (Puerto Rican music) (1980-04-27)
• E12: The Worlds of Edward Bond (1980-05-04)
• E13: Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli / Kinglsey Amis (1980-05-11)
• E14: new British rock films / The Tin Drum (film) (1980-05-18)
• E15: Roman Polanski (1980-05-25)
• E16: Tom Wolfe (1980-06-01)
• E17: Andrew Wyeth (1980-06-08)
• E18: Angus Wilson (1980-06-29)
• E19: Jane Austen (film) (1980-07-06)

Season 4

• E1: Arthur Miller (1980-11-09)
• E2: William Golding (1980-11-16)
• E3: Akira Kurosawa (1980-11-23)
• E4: Stravinsky's The Firebird (1980-11-30)
• E5: No Need to Lie (1980-12-07)
• E6: The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays) (1980-12-14)
• E7: Toni Morrison (1981-01-18)
• E8: The Trespasser (film) (1981-01-25)
• E9: Don Juan in Hell (1981-02-08)
• E10: poetry workshop (1981-02-15)
• E11: Martin Scorsese (1981-02-22)
• E12: Elizabeth Taylor / John Hubbard (1981-03-01)
• E13: Bob Fosse (1981-03-08)
• E14: Robert Redford / Martin Amis (1981-03-15)
• E15: Verity Bargate / Howard Hodgkin (1981-03-29)
• E16: At the Haunted End of the Day: the Life of Sir William Walton (1981-04-19)
• E17: Gore Vidal (1981-04-26)
• E18: The Roots of the Tree (Ermanno Olmi) (1981-05-03)
• E19: Colin Welland (1981-05-10)
• E20: Christopher Logue / Phillip King (1981-05-17)
• E21: Lulu's Last Act (Berg opera) (1981-05-24)
• E22: Dame Ninette De Valois / David Hockney on Picasso (1981-05-31)
• E23: Clive James / Craig Raine (1981-06-07)
• E24: Soviet Art (1981-06-14)
• E25: Rhythm and Blues (The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Paul Jones) (1981-06-21)
• E26: Music for a City: Venice (1981-06-28)

Season 5

• E1: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981-11-01)
• E2: Elvis Costello (1981-11-08)
• E3: Old Glory: the Journey and the Book (1981-11-15)
• E4: Ian McKellan / Ian McEwan (1981-11-22)
• E5: Brian Moore / Patrick Caulfield (1981-11-29)
• E6: A Talent to Vex: John Osborne (1981-12-06)
• E7: Mama Lu Parks (1982-01-17)
• E8: Bernard D'Ascoli / Theatre of the 8th Day (1982-01-24)
• E9: Milos Forman (1982-01-31)
• E10: Germaine Greer (1982-02-07)
• E11: Pauline Kael / George Steiner's The Portage to San Cristobal of AH (1982-02-14)
• E12: Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller (1982-02-21)
• E13: Blacck Theatre Cooperative / Laurie Anderson (1982-02-28)
• E14: Guys and Dolls (at the National Theatre) (1982-03-07)
• E15: Richard Alston's Bellezza Flash (1982-03-14)
• E16: Peter Maxwell-Davies (1982-03-21)
• E17: Saul Bellow (1982-03-28)
• E18: Indian wallpainting (1982-04-04)
• E19: Stravinski (1) (1982-04-09)
• E20: Stravinski (2) (1982-04-10)
• E21: Julian Lloyd-Webber (1982-04-18)
• E22: Miles Davis / Robert Nye (1982-04-25)
• E23: Caught in the Act (Pillar to Post at Wormwood Scrubs) (1982-05-02)
• E24: Joseph Papp / James Galway (1982-05-09)
• E25: Werner Herzog (1982-05-16)
• E26: Why Don't I Love Opera Anymore (by Stephen Oliver) (1982-05-23)
• E27: Phillip Larkin (1982-05-30) — In March 1981 Melvyn Bragg travelled to Hull to interview the poet, librarian and jazz critic Philip Larkin.

Season 6

• E1: Laurence Olivier, a Life (1) (1982-10-17)
• E2: Laurence Olivier, a Life (2) (1982-10-24)
• E3: Peter Gabriel (1982-10-31) — Cameras follow Peter Gabriel during the recording of his fourth solo album.
• E4: Bruce Chatwin (1982-11-07)
• E5: Patricia Highsmith (1982-11-14)
• E6: Steven Spielberg (1982-11-21)
• E7: Gospel at Colonus (1982-11-28)
• E8: Simone De Beauvoir (1983-01-09)
• E9: Barry Flannigan / Seamus Heaney (1983-01-23)
• E10: David Hare (1983-01-30)
• E11: Agnes De Mille (1983-02-06)
• E12: Handel's Semele (by the Royal Opera House) (1983-02-13)
• E13: Sam Fuller (1983-02-20)
• E14: Local Hero (film) (1983-02-27)
• E15: R.K. Narayan (1983-03-13)
• E16: Ivo Pogorelich (1983-03-20)
• E17: John Le Carré (1983-03-27)
• E18: Choirs and Places Where They Sing (1983-04-03)
• E19: William Trevor (1983-04-24)
• E20: Gene Hackman (1983-05-01)
• E21: Keith Waterhouse (1983-05-08)
• E22: Robert Lowell / Benjamin Britten's Quartettino (1983-05-15)
• E23: Cowboy Art (1983-05-22)
• E24: Jiri Kylian (1983-05-29)
• E25: Producing Don Giovanni (1983-06-05)
• E26: Ken Russell's View of The Planets (1983-06-12)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The South Bank Show have? 45 season(s) with 776 episodes.

Who created The South Bank Show? Melvyn Bragg.

Where can I watch The South Bank Show? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.