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 (25)
1. Billy Connolly
Aired 4 October 1992 • 60 min
2. Alice Walker
Aired 11 October 1992 • 60 min
3. Peter O'Toole
Aired 18 October 1992 • 60 min
4. Two Royal Ballet Dancers (Darcey Bussell, Viviana Durante)
Aired 25 October 1992 • 60 min
5. Robert Zemeckis
Aired 1 November 1992 • 60 min
6. George Formby
Aired 8 November 1992 • 60 min
7. Sir Richard Attenborough
Aired 15 November 1992 • 60 min
8. The Secret Life of Sir Arnold Bax
Aired 6 December 1992 • 60 min
9. The World of Jeff Koons
Aired 13 December 1992 • 60 min
10. Jimi Hendrix
Aired 20 December 1992 • 60 min
11. Dracula
Aired 24 January 1993 • 60 min
12. Monserrat Caballe
Aired 31 January 1993 • 60 min
13. Annie Leibowitz
Aired 7 February 1993 • 60 min
14. Guggenheim Museum
Aired 14 February 1993 • 60 min
15. Dmitri and Sasha Sitkovetsky
Aired 21 February 1993 • 60 min
16. Jean Genet
Aired 28 February 1993 • 60 min
17. I, Berlioz
Aired 7 March 1993 • 60 min
18. Richard Price
Aired 14 March 1993 • 60 min
19. John Banville
Aired 21 March 1993 • 60 min
20. Henryk Gorecki's 3rd symphony
Aired 4 April 1993 • 60 min
21. Dudley Moore
Aired 13 June 1993 • 60 min
Dudley talks candidly about his life and work alongside contributions from Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Blake Edwards, Bo Derek, Sir Georg Solti and others.
22. Frink, 1930-1993 (Dame Elisabeth Frink)
Aired 20 June 1993 • 60 min
23. Benny Goodman, the King of Swing
Aired 4 July 1993 • 60 min
24. Paul Simon
Aired 15 August 1993 • 60 min
25. Norman Wisdom
Aired 22 August 1993 • 60 min