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