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 (22)
1. Scarfe on Hercules
Aired 5 October 1997 • 60 min
2. Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance
Aired 26 October 1997 • 60 min
3. Kay Mellor
Aired 2 November 1997 • 60 min
4. Björk
Aired 9 November 1997 • 60 min
5. Iain Banks
Aired 16 November 1997 • 60 min
6. Matthew Bourne's Adventures in Motion Pictures
Aired 23 November 1997 • 60 min
7. Steven Bochco
Aired 30 November 1997 • 60 min
8. Simon Raven
Aired 14 December 1997 • 60 min
9. Franco Zeffirelli
Aired 21 December 1997 • 60 min
10. Saul Zaentz
Aired 11 January 1998 • 60 min
11. Gillian Wearing / Gary Hume
Aired 18 January 1998 • 60 min
12. Marks and Gran
Aired 1 February 1998 • 60 min
13. Hail Bop: a Portrait of John Adams
Aired 8 February 1998 • 60 min
14. Nigel Kennedy
Aired 15 February 1998 • 60 min
15. Gary Oldman
Aired 15 March 1998 • 60 min
16. Body Art
Aired 5 April 1998 • 60 min
17. John Tavener
Aired 12 April 1998 • 60 min
18. The Bee Gees
Aired 7 June 1998 • 60 min
19. Will Self
Aired 5 July 1998 • 60 min
20. Afro-Cuban Allstars
Aired 19 July 1998 • 60 min
21. This is Not an Exit: the Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
Aired 23 August 1998 • 60 min
22. Wayne Sleep
Aired 30 August 1998 • 60 min