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. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton
Aired 1 October 2000 • 60 min
2. Santana
Aired 8 October 2000 • 60 min
3. Joyce [Carol Oates] on Marilyn [Monroe]
Aired 15 October 2000 • 60 min
5. Mark Morris Dance Group
Aired 29 October 2000 • 60 min
6. George MacDonald Fraser
Aired 12 November 2000 • 60 min
7. Courtney Pine
Aired 19 November 2000 • 60 min
8. Ron Howard
Aired 26 November 2000 • 60 min
9. Dame Gillian Weir
Aired 3 December 2000 • 60 min
10. [Marlene] Dumas and [Jemima] Stehli
Aired 10 December 2000 • 60 min
11. Mark Quinn
Aired 17 December 2000 • 60 min
12. Tom Jones
Aired 24 December 2000 • 60 min
13. Ken Russell
Aired 11 February 2001 • 60 min
14. Shirin Neshat
Aired 18 February 2001 • 60 min
15. Russell Watson
Aired 25 February 2001 • 60 min
16. Amos Oz
Aired 4 March 2001 • 60 min
17. Greta Garbo
Aired 11 March 2001 • 60 min
18. Elvis Costello with Annie Sofie von Otter
Aired 18 March 2001 • 60 min
19. Bill Bryson
Aired 25 March 2001 • 60 min
In 2001, American author Bill Bryson headed home to Des Moines, Iowa, to reflect on his early life in the Midwest for The South Bank Show.
20. Ian Rankin
Aired 1 July 2001 • 60 min
21. Ian Bostridge
Aired 8 July 2001 • 60 min
22. Edmund White
Aired 22 July 2001 • 60 min
23. Steve Coogan
Aired 5 August 2001 • 60 min
24. Ravi Shankar
Aired 12 August 2001 • 60 min
25. Tracey Emin
Aired 19 August 2001 • 60 min