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. The Art of Walt Disney
Aired 25 September 1988 • 60 min
2. Bernard Shaw
Aired 2 October 1988 • 60 min
3. Under Milk Wood
Aired 9 October 1988 • 60 min
4. Toulouse-Lautrec
Aired 16 October 1988 • 60 min
5. David Puttnam
Aired 23 October 1988 • 60 min
6. David Hockney
Aired 30 October 1988 • 60 min
7. Two Women in Three Dimensions (Wendy Taylor, Nicola Hicks)
Aired 13 November 1988 • 60 min
8. Bristol WWII bombing raids reenactment
Aired 20 November 1988 • 60 min
9. Raymond Chandler
Aired 27 November 1988 • 60 min
10. Neil Jordan
Aired 4 December 1988 • 60 min
11. John Houseman
Aired 11 December 1988 • 60 min
12. David Bailey
Aired 18 December 1988 • 60 min
13. Derek Walcott
Aired 15 January 1989 • 60 min
14. Patrick Leigh Fermor
Aired 22 January 1989 • 60 min
15. National Training Orchestra
Aired 29 January 1989 • 60 min
16. Christopher Hampton
Aired 5 February 1989 • 60 min
17. Istvan Szabo
Aired 12 February 1989 • 60 min
18. Robert Redford
Aired 19 February 1989 • 60 min
19. Tony Palmer on the concerto
Aired 26 February 1989 • 60 min
20. Ben Elton
Aired 5 March 1989 • 60 min
21. John Burnett
Aired 10 March 1989 • 60 min
A special 3 minute parody episode made for Comic Relief. Melvin interviews painter John Burnett.
22. Put Blood in the Music (New York avant garde music)
Aired 12 March 1989 • 60 min
23. John Ogdon
Aired 19 March 1989 • 60 min
24. Sir William Golding
Aired 24 March 1989 • 60 min