The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978 · Documentary, Talk

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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.

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1.Alan Bennett2.McCartney's Broad Street3.The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)4.Paolo and Vittorio Taviani5.Norman Nicholson6.Joseph Heller7.Mstislav Rostropovich8.Max Wall10.Alan Bleasdale11.Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence13.Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex14.Marc Chagall15.David Lean: a Life in Film16.Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony17.Little Richard18.George Malcolm on Scarlatti19.Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company20.Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg21.David Mamet22.Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith23.The Cotton Club (night club)24.Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)25.Francis Bacon26.George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century