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 (19)
1. High and Low Culture in the Age of Television
Aired 7 October 2001 • 60 min
2. (highlights)
Aired 14 October 2001 • 60 min
3. Rachel Whiteread
Aired 28 October 2001 • 60 min
4. Norman Foster
Aired 11 November 2001 • 60 min
5. Dr. John
Aired 18 November 2001 • 60 min
6. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
Aired 16 December 2001 • 60 min
7. Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
8. The Sopranos
Aired 10 February 2002 • 60 min
9. Leif Ove Andsnes
Aired 24 February 2002 • 60 min
10. Why the Novel Matters
Aired 17 March 2002 • 60 min
11. Meera Syal
Aired 24 March 2002 • 60 min
12. Johnnie Ray
Aired 31 March 2002 • 60 min
13. Mario Vargas Llosa
Aired 21 April 2002 • 60 min
14. Fay Weldon
Aired 5 May 2002 • 60 min
15. R.E.M.
Aired 9 May 2002 • 60 min
16. Neil LaBute
Aired 23 June 2002 • 60 min
17. Cinema of Fire (Iranian cinema)
Aired 30 June 2002 • 60 min
18. Moby
Aired 7 July 2002 • 60 min
19. Bernie Taupin
Aired 4 August 2002 • 60 min