The South Bank Show / Season 1 ▦ Season guide The South Bank Show: Season 1 24 episodes Premiered Jan 14, 1978 Updated Jul 20, 2026 Spoiler-safe Advertisement Season 1 Episodes Episode Guide 🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD Season 1 Progress Shield All Safe I'm Watching Caught Up Season: Season 1 Last Watched: None (Not started) Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek. Binge Efficiency Engine Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests. 13% 88% Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes Core (21): Character development & subplots Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler Show All (24) Crucial Mytharc (3) Essential Canon (24) S1·E1 Mytharc Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition Jan 14, 1978 · 60 min S1·E2 Core Paganini Superstar Jan 21, 1978 · 60 min S1·E3 Core Roy Minton Jan 28, 1978 · 60 min S1·E4 Core David Hockney Feb 4, 1978 · 60 min S1·E5 Core Dennis Potter Feb 11, 1978 · 60 min S1·E6 Core John Peel/Jane Glover Feb 18, 1978 · 60 min S1·E7 Core Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp Feb 25, 1978 · 60 min S1·E8 Core Jacques Loussier Mar 4, 1978 · 60 min S1·E9 Core Ken Dodd Mar 11, 1978 · 60 min S1·E10 Core Georges Simenon Mar 18, 1978 · 60 min S1·E11 Core Horowitz at the White House Mar 25, 1978 · 60 min S1·E12 Core Carl Perkins/Morgan horses Apr 1, 1978 · 60 min S1·E13 Core Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films) Apr 8, 1978 · 60 min S1·E14 Core Search for Shaw Apr 15, 1978 · 60 min S1·E15 Core Harold Pinter Apr 22, 1978 · 60 min S1·E16 Core Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell Apr 30, 1978 · 60 min S1·E17 Core Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan May 6, 1978 · 60 min S1·E18 Core Freddie Young May 13, 1978 · 60 min S1·E19 Core Frank Auerbach May 20, 1978 · 60 min S1·E20 Core Mayerling Ballet Jun 17, 1978 · 60 min S1·E21 Core John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play) Jul 1, 1978 · 60 min S1·E22 Core Ingmar Bergman at 60 Jul 8, 1978 · 60 min S1·E23 Mytharc Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1) Jul 15, 1978 · 60 min S1·E24 Mytharc Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2) Jul 22, 1978 · 60 min Advertisement