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. Sydney Pollack
Aired 12 September 1993 • 60 min
2. Willy Russell
Aired 19 September 1993 • 60 min
3. Ken Loach
Aired 3 October 1993 • 60 min
British director Ken Loach first came to fame in the Sixties with plays such as UP THE JUNCTION and CATHY COME HOME and films including KES. To coincide with his latest film, RAINING STONES, Loach, unashamedly political in his outlook, talks to Melvyn Bragg.
4. Margaret Atwood
Aired 10 October 1993 • 60 min
5. John Lee Hooker
Aired 17 October 1993 • 60 min
6. Stevie Wonder
Aired 24 October 1993 • 60 min
7. Sylvie Guillem
Aired 31 October 1993 • 60 min
8. Tim Rice
Aired 7 November 1993 • 60 min
9. Lynda La Plante
Aired 14 November 1993 • 60 min
10. John Williams
Aired 21 November 1993 • 60 min
11. John Lloyd's A-Z of Comedy (1)
Aired 28 November 1993 • 60 min
12. John Lloyd's A-Z of Comedy (2)
Aired 5 December 1993 • 60 min
13. Cliff Richard
Aired 24 December 1993 • 60 min
14. Bheki Mseleku
Aired 23 January 1994 • 60 min
15. Darker Than Me
Aired 6 February 1994 • 60 min
16. Jean-Claude Carriere
Aired 13 February 1994 • 60 min
17. Danny Kaye: Nobody's Fool
Aired 20 February 1994 • 60 min
18. Looking for the Perfect Beat: Rap
Aired 27 February 1994 • 60 min
19. Larry Adler Plays Gershwin
Aired 6 March 1994 • 60 min
20. Kiri's 50th Birthday Concert
Aired 13 March 1994 • 60 min
21. Clive Barker
Aired 10 April 1994 • 60 min
22. Dawn French
Aired 17 April 1994 • 60 min
23. Christian Boltanski
Aired 15 May 1994 • 60 min
24. Eric Newby
Aired 22 May 1994 • 60 min
25. John Steinbeck
Aired 29 May 1994 • 60 min