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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The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981-11-01
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Elvis Costello
1981-11-08
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Old Glory: the Journey and the Book
1981-11-15
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Ian McKellan / Ian McEwan
1981-11-22
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Brian Moore / Patrick Caulfield
1981-11-29
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A Talent to Vex: John Osborne
1981-12-06
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Mama Lu Parks
1982-01-17
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Bernard D'Ascoli / Theatre of the 8th Day
1982-01-24
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Milos Forman
1982-01-31
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Germaine Greer
1982-02-07
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Pauline Kael / George Steiner's The Portage to San Cristobal of AH
1982-02-14
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Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
1982-02-21
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Blacck Theatre Cooperative / Laurie Anderson
1982-02-28
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Guys and Dolls (at the National Theatre)
1982-03-07
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Richard Alston's Bellezza Flash
1982-03-14
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Peter Maxwell-Davies
1982-03-21
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Saul Bellow
1982-03-28
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Indian wallpainting
1982-04-04
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Stravinski (1)
1982-04-09
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1982-04-10
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Julian Lloyd-Webber
1982-04-18
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Miles Davis / Robert Nye
1982-04-25
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Caught in the Act (Pillar to Post at Wormwood Scrubs)
1982-05-02
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Joseph Papp / James Galway
1982-05-09
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Werner Herzog
1982-05-16
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Why Don't I Love Opera Anymore (by Stephen Oliver)
1982-05-23
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Phillip Larkin
1982-05-30
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