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The South Bank Show (1978)Season 6

★ 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: Laurence Olivier, a Life (1)1 h · Oct 17, 1982
  2. Episode 2: Laurence Olivier, a Life (2)1 h · Oct 24, 1982
  3. Episode 3: Peter Gabriel1 h · Oct 31, 1982
  4. Episode 4: Bruce Chatwin1 h · Nov 7, 1982
  5. Episode 5: Patricia Highsmith1 h · Nov 14, 1982
  6. Episode 6: Steven Spielberg1 h · Nov 21, 1982
  7. Episode 7: Gospel at Colonus1 h · Nov 28, 1982
  8. Episode 8: Simone De Beauvoir1 h · Jan 9, 1983
  9. Episode 9: Barry Flannigan / Seamus Heaney1 h · Jan 23, 1983
  10. Episode 10: David Hare1 h · Jan 30, 1983
  11. Episode 11: Agnes De Mille1 h · Feb 6, 1983
  12. Episode 12: Handel's Semele (by the Royal Opera House)1 h · Feb 13, 1983
  13. Episode 13: Sam Fuller1 h · Feb 20, 1983
  14. Episode 14: Local Hero (film)1 h · Feb 27, 1983
  15. Episode 15: R.K. Narayan1 h · Mar 13, 1983
  16. Episode 16: Ivo Pogorelich1 h · Mar 20, 1983
  17. Episode 17: John Le Carré1 h · Mar 27, 1983
  18. Episode 18: Choirs and Places Where They Sing1 h · Apr 3, 1983
  19. Episode 19: William Trevor1 h · Apr 24, 1983
  20. Episode 20: Gene Hackman1 h · May 1, 1983
  21. Episode 21: Keith Waterhouse1 h · May 8, 1983
  22. Episode 22: Robert Lowell / Benjamin Britten's Quartettino1 h · May 15, 1983
  23. Episode 23: Cowboy Art1 h · May 22, 1983
  24. Episode 24: Jiri Kylian1 h · May 29, 1983
  25. Episode 25: Producing Don Giovanni1 h · Jun 5, 1983
  26. Episode 26: Ken Russell's View of The Planets1 h · Jun 12, 1983

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