Overview of 'The South Bank Show' Season 8

The South Bank Show (1978)

Documentary

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was 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.

Writing:

Melvyn Bragg

Stars:

Release Date: 1978-01-14
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

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Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 60

Season 8 Episode List

Episode 1 - Alan Bennett
Release Date: 1984-10-07
Episode 2 - McCartney's Broad Street
Release Date: 1984-10-14
Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.
Episode 3 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
Release Date: 1984-10-21
Episode 4 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Release Date: 1984-10-28
Episode 5 - Norman Nicholson
Release Date: 1984-11-04
Episode 6 - Joseph Heller
Release Date: 1984-11-11
Episode 7 - Mstislav Rostropovich
Release Date: 1984-11-18
Episode 8 - Max Wall
Release Date: 1984-11-25
Episode 10 - Alan Bleasdale
Release Date: 1985-01-13
Episode 11 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
Release Date: 1985-01-20
Episode 13 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
Release Date: 1985-02-03
Episode 14 - Marc Chagall
Release Date: 1985-02-10
Episode 15 - David Lean: a Life in Film
Release Date: 1985-02-17
Episode 16 - Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Release Date: 1985-02-24
Episode 17 - Little Richard
Release Date: 1985-03-03
Episode 18 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti
Release Date: 1985-03-10
Episode 19 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
Release Date: 1985-03-17
Episode 20 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
Release Date: 1985-03-31
Episode 21 - David Mamet
Release Date: 1985-03-24
Episode 22 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
Release Date: 1985-04-05
Episode 23 - The Cotton Club (night club)
Release Date: 1985-05-26
Episode 24 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
Release Date: 1985-06-02
Episode 25 - Francis Bacon
Release Date: 1985-06-09
As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.
Episode 26 - George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
Release Date: 1985-06-16