The South Bank Show

Season 9

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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.

Where to Watch The South Bank Show • Season 9

24 Episodes

  • Sir Alec Guinness
    E1
    Sir Alec Guinness
  • Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor
    E2
    Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor
  • Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year
    E3
    Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year
  • Theatre of Comedy workshop
    E4
    Theatre of Comedy workshop
  • Pete Townshend: After the Fire
    E5
    Pete Townshend: After the Fire
  • Sir Stephen Spender
    E6
    Sir Stephen Spender
  • Marguerite Duras
    E7
    Marguerite Duras
  • Karole Armitage
    E8
    Karole Armitage
  • Peter Shaffer
    E9
    Peter Shaffer
  • John Cleese
    E10
    John CleeseCleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sketch comedy to industrial training films to therapeutical books. Video clips include sequences from Cleese's classics: At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Fawlty Towers.
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy
    E11
    Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Paul Schrader
    E12
    Paul Schrader
  • Purcell's Dido and Aenaes
    E13
    Purcell's Dido and Aenaes
  • Patrick Heron
    E14
    Patrick Heron
  • Blue Note Records
    E15
    Blue Note Records
  • Michala Petri
    E16
    Michala Petri
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
    E17
    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  • Absolute Beginners (film)
    E18
    Absolute Beginners (film)
  • Arthur Boyd
    E19
    Arthur Boyd
  • Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical
    E20
    Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical
  • British Soap Operas
    E21
    British Soap Operas
  • Hull Truck Theatre Company
    E22
    Hull Truck Theatre Company
  • Velvet Underground
    E23
    Velvet UndergroundThe South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.
  • Al Jolson
    E24
    Al Jolson

Cast of Season 9

  • Melvyn BraggSelf - Presenter / Writer / Executive Producer
  • Gerald FoxProducer
  • David ThomasProducer

 

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