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The South Bank Show (1978)Season 4

★ 5.6 · 7 votes45 seasons · 776 episodesTalk, Documentary1978

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.

Creator
Melvyn Bragg
Writers
Melvyn Bragg
Network
ITV1, Sky Arts
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
First aired
January 14, 1978
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Melvyn BraggSelf - Presenter
  • David Hockney
  • Ken RussellSelf
  • Peter HallSelf
  • Alan Bennett
  • Germaine Greer
  • Martin Amis
  • Gore Vidal
  • Ian McKellen
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Alec GuinnessSelf
  • Nick ParkSelf
  • Dennis Potter
  • John Williams
  • Ingmar Bergman
  • Anthony Burgess
  • Neil Simon
  • Joseph Heller
  • Billy Connolly
  • Fay Weldon

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Arthur Miller1 h · Nov 9, 1980
  2. Episode 2: William Golding1 h · Nov 16, 1980
  3. Episode 3: Akira Kurosawa1 h · Nov 23, 1980
  4. Episode 4: Stravinsky's The Firebird1 h · Nov 30, 1980
  5. Episode 5: No Need to Lie1 h · Dec 7, 1980
  6. Episode 6: The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays)1 h · Dec 14, 1980
  7. Episode 7: Toni Morrison1 h · Jan 18, 1981
  8. Episode 8: The Trespasser (film)1 h · Jan 25, 1981
  9. Episode 9: Don Juan in Hell1 h · Feb 8, 1981
  10. Episode 10: poetry workshop1 h · Feb 15, 1981
  11. Episode 11: Martin Scorsese1 h · Feb 22, 1981
  12. Episode 12: Elizabeth Taylor / John Hubbard1 h · Mar 1, 1981
  13. Episode 13: Bob Fosse1 h · Mar 8, 1981
  14. Episode 14: Robert Redford / Martin Amis1 h · Mar 15, 1981
  15. Episode 15: Verity Bargate / Howard Hodgkin1 h · Mar 29, 1981
  16. Episode 16: At the Haunted End of the Day: the Life of Sir William Walton1 h · Apr 19, 1981
  17. Episode 17: Gore Vidal1 h · Apr 26, 1981
  18. Episode 18: The Roots of the Tree (Ermanno Olmi)1 h · May 3, 1981
  19. Episode 19: Colin Welland1 h · May 10, 1981
  20. Episode 20: Christopher Logue / Phillip King1 h · May 17, 1981
  21. Episode 21: Lulu's Last Act (Berg opera)1 h · May 24, 1981
  22. Episode 22: Dame Ninette De Valois / David Hockney on Picasso1 h · May 31, 1981
  23. Episode 23: Clive James / Craig Raine1 h · Jun 7, 1981
  24. Episode 24: Soviet Art1 h · Jun 14, 1981
  25. Episode 25: Rhythm and Blues (The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Paul Jones)1 h · Jun 21, 1981
  26. Episode 26: Music for a City: Venice1 h · Jun 28, 1981

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