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 (23)
1. John Mortimer
Aired 5 October 1986 • 60 min
4. Michael Powell
Aired 26 October 1986 • 60 min
5. Truman Capote
Aired 2 November 1986 • 60 min
6. Fay Godwin
Aired 9 November 1986 • 60 min
7. The Andrew Lloyd-Webber Story
Aired 15 November 1986 • 60 min
8. Agatha Christie, How Did She Do It?
Aired 23 November 1986 • 60 min
9. The Dream is Over (Christopher Bruce ballet on John Lennon)
Aired 30 November 1986 • 60 min
10. Arts Review '86
Aired 14 December 1986 • 60 min
11. Anthony Hopkins / David Hare
Aired 11 January 1987 • 60 min
12. Philip Glass
Aired 18 January 1987 • 60 min
13. Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Aired 25 January 1987 • 60 min
14. Anthony Green: RA, a Love Story
Aired 1 February 1987 • 60 min
15. birth of Frankenstein and Dracula
Aired 8 February 1987 • 60 min
16. Thomas Allen
Aired 15 February 1987 • 60 min
17. The Wooster Group
Aired 22 February 1987 • 60 min
18. The London Underground in art
Aired 1 March 1987 • 60 min
20. Barbara Dickson
Aired 15 March 1987 • 60 min
21. Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Aired 22 March 1987 • 60 min
22. Turner at the Tate
Aired 29 March 1987 • 60 min
23. George V. Higgins
Aired 5 April 1987 • 60 min
24. Peter York lecture
Aired 12 April 1987 • 60 min
25. The Aida File: The Making of the Opera (1)
Aired 18 April 1987 • 60 min
26. The Aida File: Aida Performance (2)
Aired 19 April 1987 • 60 min