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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John Mortimer
1986-10-05
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Michael Powell
1986-10-26
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Truman Capote
1986-11-02
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Fay Godwin
1986-11-09
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The Andrew Lloyd-Webber Story
1986-11-15
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Agatha Christie, How Did She Do It?
1986-11-23
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The Dream is Over (Christopher Bruce ballet on John Lennon)
1986-11-30
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Arts Review '86
1986-12-14
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Anthony Hopkins / David Hare
1987-01-11
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Philip Glass
1987-01-18
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
1987-01-25
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Anthony Green: RA, a Love Story
1987-02-01
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birth of Frankenstein and Dracula
1987-02-08
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Thomas Allen
1987-02-15
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The Wooster Group
1987-02-22
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The London Underground in art
1987-03-01
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Barbara Dickson
1987-03-15
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1987-03-22
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Turner at the Tate
1987-03-29
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George V. Higgins
1987-04-05
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Peter York lecture
1987-04-12
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The Aida File: The Making of the Opera (1)
1987-04-18
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The Aida File: Aida Performance (2)
1987-04-19
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