The South Bank Show
1978-2013, documentary
60 minutes
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was 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.
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Alan Bennett
1984-10-07
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McCartney's Broad Street
1984-10-14
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The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
1984-10-21
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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
1984-10-28
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Norman Nicholson
1984-11-04
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Joseph Heller
1984-11-11
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Mstislav Rostropovich
1984-11-18
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Max Wall
1984-11-25
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Alan Bleasdale
1985-01-13
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Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
1985-01-20
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Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
1985-02-03
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Marc Chagall
1985-02-10
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David Lean: a Life in Film
1985-02-17
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Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
1985-02-24
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Little Richard
1985-03-03
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George Malcolm on Scarlatti
1985-03-10
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Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
1985-03-17
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Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
1985-03-31
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David Mamet
1985-03-24
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Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
1985-04-05
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The Cotton Club (night club)
1985-05-26
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Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
1985-06-02
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Francis Bacon
1985-06-09
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George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
1985-06-16
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