The South Bank Show Season 8
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.
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The South Bank Show Season 8 Full Episode Guide
Episode 26 - George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
First Aired: June. 16,1985
Episode 25 - Francis Bacon
First Aired: June. 09,1985
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 24 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
First Aired: June. 02,1985
Episode 23 - The Cotton Club (night club)
First Aired: May. 26,1985
Episode 22 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
First Aired: April. 05,1985
Episode 21 - David Mamet
First Aired: March. 24,1985
Episode 20 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
First Aired: March. 31,1985
Episode 19 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
First Aired: March. 17,1985
Episode 18 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti
First Aired: March. 10,1985
Episode 17 - Little Richard
First Aired: March. 03,1985
Episode 16 - Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
First Aired: February. 24,1985
Episode 15 - David Lean: a Life in Film
First Aired: February. 17,1985
Episode 14 - Marc Chagall
First Aired: February. 10,1985
Episode 13 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
First Aired: February. 03,1985
Episode 11 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
First Aired: January. 20,1985
Episode 10 - Alan Bleasdale
First Aired: January. 13,1985
Episode 8 - Max Wall
First Aired: November. 25,1984
Episode 7 - Mstislav Rostropovich
First Aired: November. 18,1984
Episode 6 - Joseph Heller
First Aired: November. 11,1984
Episode 5 - Norman Nicholson
First Aired: November. 04,1984
Episode 4 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
First Aired: October. 28,1984
Episode 3 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
First Aired: October. 21,1984
Episode 2 - McCartney's Broad Street
First Aired: October. 14,1984
Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.
Episode 1 - Alan Bennett
First Aired: October. 07,1984