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. Mike Leigh
Aired 13 October 2002 • 60 min
2. Akram Khan
Aired 20 October 2002 • 60 min
3. Graham Vick: Beethoven in the Big Top
Aired 27 October 2002 • 60 min
4. Craig David
Aired 10 November 2002 • 60 min
5. Andrew Davies
Aired 17 November 2002 • 60 min
6. Joan Rivers
Aired 24 November 2002 • 60 min
7. Willie Nelson
Aired 12 January 2003 • 60 min
8. James MacMillan
Aired 5 January 2003 • 60 min
9. Irek Mukhamedov
Aired 19 January 2003 • 60 min
10. Gerhard Richter
Aired 2 February 2003 • 60 min
11. Hanif Kureishi
Aired 9 February 2003 • 60 min
12. How to Get Rich: Felix Dennis
Aired 16 February 2003 • 60 min
13. Philip Pullman
Aired 9 March 2003 • 60 min
14. Caryl Phillips
Aired 13 April 2003 • 60 min
15. Conor McPherson
Aired 18 May 2003 • 60 min
16. Herbie Hancock
Aired 29 June 2003 • 60 min
17. Caetano Veloso
Aired 6 July 2003 • 60 min
18. Ang Lee
Aired 13 July 2003 • 60 min
19. The Real George Orwell
Aired 27 July 2003 • 60 min
20. Juan Diego Florez
Aired 3 August 2003 • 60 min
21. Nick Cave
Aired 10 August 2003 • 60 min
22. Albert Camus
Aired 31 August 2003 • 60 min
23. Robert Harris Takes on Rome
Aired 7 September 2003 • 60 min
24. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Full Picture
Aired 19 September 2003 • 60 min
25. Ewan McGregor
Aired 21 September 2003 • 60 min