The South Bank Show 1978
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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.
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Season 1 · 24 episodes
- E1 Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition Jan 14, 1978
- E2 Paganini Superstar Jan 21, 1978
- E3 Roy Minton Jan 28, 1978
- E4 David Hockney Feb 4, 1978
- E5 Dennis Potter Feb 11, 1978
- E6 John Peel/Jane Glover Feb 18, 1978
- E7 Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp Feb 25, 1978
- E8 Jacques Loussier Mar 4, 1978
- E9 Ken Dodd Mar 11, 1978
- E10 Georges Simenon Mar 18, 1978
- E11 Horowitz at the White House Mar 25, 1978
- E12 Carl Perkins/Morgan horses Apr 1, 1978
- E13 Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films) Apr 8, 1978
- E14 Search for Shaw Apr 15, 1978
- E15 Harold Pinter Apr 22, 1978
- E16 Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell Apr 30, 1978
- E17 Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan May 6, 1978
- E18 Freddie Young May 13, 1978
- E19 Frank Auerbach May 20, 1978
- E20 Mayerling Ballet Jun 17, 1978
- E21 John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play) Jul 1, 1978
- E22 Ingmar Bergman at 60 Jul 8, 1978
- E23 Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1) Jul 15, 1978
- E24 Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2) Jul 22, 1978
Season 2 · 24 episodes
- E1 Tom Stoppard Nov 26, 1978
- E2 Grace Under Pressure (Anthony Burgess on Hemingway) Dec 3, 1978
- E3 Woody Allen Dec 10, 1978
- E4 Anatomy of an Opera: Jonathan Miller's Figaro Dec 17, 1978
- E5 Rhythm of Resistance (South African music) Jan 14, 1979
- E6 Harmony of the Spheres (Neil Ardley) Jan 21, 1979
- E7 Circus Clowns/Schubert recital by Richter Jan 28, 1979
- E8 Royal Shakespeare Company on tour Feb 4, 1979
- E9 Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) / John McLaughlin, a Musical Journey Feb 11, 1979
- E10 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith / Edward Gorey / Gunter Grass Feb 18, 1979
- E11 Michael Cimino / Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears Feb 25, 1979
- E12 Gordon Williams, Alan Sharp, Eddie Boyd Mar 4, 1979
- E13 Derek Boshier / Ingrid Bergman, Ingmar Bergman Mar 11, 1979
- E14 Neil Simon Mar 18, 1979
- E15 Beryl Cook / Cloud Nine rehearsals Mar 25, 1979
- E16 Graham Sutherland Apr 1, 1979
- E17 Darryl Way / Howard Brenton Apr 22, 1979
- E18 The Europeans (film) / Joseph Heller Apr 29, 1979
- E19 Asian Arts festival May 6, 1979
- E20 Billy Connolly May 13, 1979
- E21 Jessye Norman May 20, 1979
- E22 Rough Trade (record label) / Allen Jones May 27, 1979
- E23 Scum (film) / Keith Jarrett Jun 17, 1979
- E24 Michael Tippett (90 min.) Jun 24, 1979
Season 3 · 19 episodes
- E1 Francis Ford Coppola Dec 2, 1979
- E2 Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (1) Dec 9, 1979
- E3 Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (2) Dec 16, 1979
- E4 Talking Heads Dec 23, 1979
- E5 Love and the Ice-Cream Vendor Feb 17, 1980
- E6 Fay Weldon / Richard Hogart on Northern Ireland in drama Feb 24, 1980
- E7 Merce Cunningham Mar 2, 1980
- E8 Elegies for the Deaths of Three Spanish Poets Mar 9, 1980
- E9 A Time There was ... (Benjamin Britten) Apr 6, 1980
- E10 The Greene Adaptations (Graham Greene films) Apr 13, 1980
- E11 Salsa (Puerto Rican music) Apr 27, 1980
- E12 The Worlds of Edward Bond May 4, 1980
- E13 Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli / Kinglsey Amis May 11, 1980
- E14 new British rock films / The Tin Drum (film) May 18, 1980
- E15 Roman Polanski May 25, 1980
- E16 Tom Wolfe Jun 1, 1980
- E17 Andrew Wyeth Jun 8, 1980
- E18 Angus Wilson Jun 29, 1980
- E19 Jane Austen (film) Jul 6, 1980
Season 4 · 26 episodes
- E1 Arthur Miller Nov 9, 1980
- E2 William Golding Nov 16, 1980
- E3 Akira Kurosawa Nov 23, 1980
- E4 Stravinsky's The Firebird Nov 30, 1980
- E5 No Need to Lie Dec 7, 1980
- E6 The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays) Dec 14, 1980
- E7 Toni Morrison Jan 18, 1981
- E8 The Trespasser (film) Jan 25, 1981
- E9 Don Juan in Hell Feb 8, 1981
- E10 poetry workshop Feb 15, 1981
- E11 Martin Scorsese Feb 22, 1981
- E12 Elizabeth Taylor / John Hubbard Mar 1, 1981
- E13 Bob Fosse Mar 8, 1981
- E14 Robert Redford / Martin Amis Mar 15, 1981
- E15 Verity Bargate / Howard Hodgkin Mar 29, 1981
- E16 At the Haunted End of the Day: the Life of Sir William Walton Apr 19, 1981
- E17 Gore Vidal Apr 26, 1981
- E18 The Roots of the Tree (Ermanno Olmi) May 3, 1981
- E19 Colin Welland May 10, 1981
- E20 Christopher Logue / Phillip King May 17, 1981
- E21 Lulu's Last Act (Berg opera) May 24, 1981
- E22 Dame Ninette De Valois / David Hockney on Picasso May 31, 1981
- E23 Clive James / Craig Raine Jun 7, 1981
- E24 Soviet Art Jun 14, 1981
- E25 Rhythm and Blues (The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Paul Jones) Jun 21, 1981
- E26 Music for a City: Venice Jun 28, 1981
Season 5 · 27 episodes
- E1 The French Lieutenant's Woman Nov 1, 1981
- E2 Elvis Costello Nov 8, 1981
- E3 Old Glory: the Journey and the Book Nov 15, 1981
- E4 Ian McKellan / Ian McEwan Nov 22, 1981
- E5 Brian Moore / Patrick Caulfield Nov 29, 1981
- E6 A Talent to Vex: John Osborne Dec 6, 1981
- E7 Mama Lu Parks Jan 17, 1982
- E8 Bernard D'Ascoli / Theatre of the 8th Day Jan 24, 1982
- E9 Milos Forman Jan 31, 1982
- E10 Germaine Greer Feb 7, 1982
- E11 Pauline Kael / George Steiner's The Portage to San Cristobal of AH Feb 14, 1982
- E12 Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller Feb 21, 1982
- E13 Blacck Theatre Cooperative / Laurie Anderson Feb 28, 1982
- E14 Guys and Dolls (at the National Theatre) Mar 7, 1982
- E15 Richard Alston's Bellezza Flash Mar 14, 1982
- E16 Peter Maxwell-Davies Mar 21, 1982
- E17 Saul Bellow Mar 28, 1982
- E18 Indian wallpainting Apr 4, 1982
- E19 Stravinski (1) Apr 9, 1982
- E20 Stravinski (2) Apr 10, 1982
- E21 Julian Lloyd-Webber Apr 18, 1982
- E22 Miles Davis / Robert Nye Apr 25, 1982
- E23 Caught in the Act (Pillar to Post at Wormwood Scrubs) May 2, 1982
- E24 Joseph Papp / James Galway May 9, 1982
- E25 Werner Herzog May 16, 1982
- E26 Why Don't I Love Opera Anymore (by Stephen Oliver) May 23, 1982
- E27 Phillip Larkin May 30, 1982