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 Episodes S1·E1 Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition Jan 14, 1978 · 60 min S1·E2 Paganini Superstar Jan 21, 1978 · 60 min S1·E3 Roy Minton Jan 28, 1978 · 60 min S1·E4 David Hockney Feb 4, 1978 · 60 min S1·E5 Dennis Potter Feb 11, 1978 · 60 min S1·E6 John Peel/Jane Glover Feb 18, 1978 · 60 min S1·E7 Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp Feb 25, 1978 · 60 min S1·E8 Jacques Loussier Mar 4, 1978 · 60 min S1·E9 Ken Dodd Mar 11, 1978 · 60 min S1·E10 Georges Simenon Mar 18, 1978 · 60 min S1·E11 Horowitz at the White House Mar 25, 1978 · 60 min S1·E12 Carl Perkins/Morgan horses Apr 1, 1978 · 60 min S1·E13 Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films) Apr 8, 1978 · 60 min S1·E14 Search for Shaw Apr 15, 1978 · 60 min S1·E15 Harold Pinter Apr 22, 1978 · 60 min S1·E16 Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell Apr 30, 1978 · 60 min S1·E17 Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan May 6, 1978 · 60 min S1·E18 Freddie Young May 13, 1978 · 60 min S1·E19 Frank Auerbach May 20, 1978 · 60 min S1·E20 Mayerling Ballet Jun 17, 1978 · 60 min S1·E21 John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play) Jul 1, 1978 · 60 min S1·E22 Ingmar Bergman at 60 Jul 8, 1978 · 60 min S1·E23 Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1) Jul 15, 1978 · 60 min S1·E24 Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2) Jul 22, 1978 · 60 min