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. George Michael
Aired 2 September 1990 • 60 min
2. Peter Ackroyd on Dickens
Aired 9 September 1990 • 60 min
3. Spike Lee
Aired 23 September 1990 • 60 min
4. Salman Rushdie
Aired 30 September 1990 • 60 min
5. Roy Lichtenstein
Aired 7 October 1990 • 60 min
6. Ken Russell on Anton Bruckner
Aired 14 October 1990 • 60 min
7. Clear Cool Crystal Streams (Irish rock music)
Aired 21 October 1990 • 60 min
8. John Updike
Aired 28 October 1990 • 60 min
9. East German writers
Aired 4 November 1990 • 60 min
10. Alan Parker
Aired 25 November 1990 • 60 min
11. Cameron Mackintosh
Aired 2 December 1990 • 60 min
12. Spitting Image
Aired 9 December 1990 • 60 min
13. The Talis Scholars
Aired 30 December 1990 • 60 min
14. Stan Laurel
Aired 6 January 1991 • 60 min
15. August Wilson
Aired 13 January 1991 • 60 min
16. Oscar Marzaroli
Aired 20 January 1991 • 60 min
17. Anne-Sophie Mutter
Aired 27 January 1991 • 60 min
18. Bonfire of the Vanities (1991 film)
Aired 3 February 1991 • 60 min
19. Willard White
Aired 10 February 1991 • 60 min
20. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama / R.S. Thomas
Aired 17 February 1991 • 60 min
21. Steve Martin
Aired 24 February 1991 • 60 min
22. Rudolph Nureyev
Aired 3 March 1991 • 60 min
23. Kiri Te Kanawa
Aired 29 March 1991 • 60 min