About this season
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.
Episodes (24)
1. Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition
Aired 14 January 1978 • 60 min
2. Paganini Superstar
Aired 21 January 1978 • 60 min
3. Roy Minton
Aired 28 January 1978 • 60 min
4. David Hockney
Aired 4 February 1978 • 60 min
5. Dennis Potter
Aired 11 February 1978 • 60 min
6. John Peel/Jane Glover
Aired 18 February 1978 • 60 min
7. Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp
Aired 25 February 1978 • 60 min
8. Jacques Loussier
Aired 4 March 1978 • 60 min
9. Ken Dodd
Aired 11 March 1978 • 60 min
10. Georges Simenon
Aired 18 March 1978 • 60 min
11. Horowitz at the White House
Aired 25 March 1978 • 60 min
12. Carl Perkins/Morgan horses
Aired 1 April 1978 • 60 min
13. Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films)
Aired 8 April 1978 • 60 min
14. Search for Shaw
Aired 15 April 1978 • 60 min
15. Harold Pinter
Aired 22 April 1978 • 60 min
16. Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell
Aired 30 April 1978 • 60 min
17. Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan
Aired 6 May 1978 • 60 min
18. Freddie Young
Aired 13 May 1978 • 60 min
19. Frank Auerbach
Aired 20 May 1978 • 60 min
20. Mayerling Ballet
Aired 17 June 1978 • 60 min
21. John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play)
Aired 1 July 1978 • 60 min
22. Ingmar Bergman at 60
Aired 8 July 1978 • 60 min
23. Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1)
Aired 15 July 1978 • 60 min
24. Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2)
Aired 22 July 1978 • 60 min