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The South Bank Show
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The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.9/10 on IMDb from 717 votes. Updated
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★ 7.9IMDb · 717
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.
Top cast
16Melvyn Bragg
Self - Presenter
Melvyn Bragg
Self
Melvyn Bragg
Self - Host
Ian McKellen
Self
Ian McKellen
Contributor
Ian McKellen
School Mistress
David Hockney
Self
Lenny Henry
Self
Stephen Sondheim
Self
Stephen Sondheim
Self - Composer, Sweeney Todd
Trevor Nunn
Self
Trevor Nunn
Self - Presenter
Trevor Nunn
Self - Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company
Victoria Wood
Self
Victoria Wood
Various Characters
David Hare
Self
Seasons
24best episode: S42E1 — Gillian Anderson ★ 9.5 (26)
S11 eps · ★ 7.3
- E23Ingmar Bergman at 60★ 7.312
S33 eps · ★ 7.9
- E4Talking Heads/School Choirs Competition★ 7.810
- E9A Time There Was... A profile of Benjamin Britten★ 7.633
- E20Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical★ 8.45
S52 eps · ★ 7.6
- E2Elvis Costello in Nashville★ 8.26
- E25Werner Herzog★ 7.033
S63 eps · ★ 7.5
- E3Peter Gabriel★ 8.412
- E14Local Hero★ 6.39
- E26The Planets★ 7.8112
S71 eps · ★ 8.2
- E14Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait★ 8.230
S81 eps · ★ 9.1
- E15David Lean: A Life in Film★ 9.130
S92 eps · ★ 7.7
- E3Ian McKellen: Diary of a Year★ 7.825
- E23Velvet Underground★ 7.611
S101 eps · ★ 8.0
- E4Michael Powell★ 8.021
S113 eps · ★ 7.2
- E3The Smiths★ 8.214
- E12The Last Emperor★ 5.98
- E15Ken Russell's ABC of British Music★ 7.625
S132 eps · ★ 7.5
- E3Jimi Hendrix★ 7.07
- E23Vivienne Westwood★ 8.07
S142 eps · ★ 7.7
- E1George Michael★ 7.98
- E15Stan Laurel: The Last Laugh★ 7.412
S154 eps · ★ 8.1
- E13Douglas Adams★ 8.428
- E16Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait★ 8.520
- E21Noel Coward★ 7.49
- E25The Making of Sgt. Pepper★ 8.163
S161 eps · ★ 8.3
- E6George Formby★ 8.38
S192 eps · ★ 6.8
- E12Sting★ 7.66
- E16Vermeer: Light, Love and Silence★ 6.06
S202 eps · ★ 7.5
- E6Michael Collins★ 7.812
- E11Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid★ 7.229
S211 eps · ★ 7.3
- E4Björk★ 7.39
S231 eps · ★ 7.1
- E1Paul Merton★ 7.17
S261 eps · ★ 6.3
- E21The Songwriting World of Nick Cave★ 6.38
S271 eps · ★ 8.1
- E7John Lennon's Jukebox★ 8.111
S282 eps · ★ 8.7
- E4Malcolm Arnold: Toward the Unknown Region: Part 1★ 9.25
- E9Iggy Pop★ 8.29
S302 eps · ★ 8.3
- E5Monty Python's Spamalot★ 8.811
- E9George Michael: I'm Your Man★ 7.86
S331 eps · ★ 6.6
- E4Pixar★ 6.69
S371 eps · ★ 8.2
- E1George RR Martin★ 8.25
S421 eps · ★ 9.5
- E1Gillian Anderson★ 9.526
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best episode: S42E1 — Gillian Anderson ★ 9.5 (26)
S11 eps · ★ 7.3
- E23Ingmar Bergman at 60★ 7.312
S33 eps · ★ 7.9
- E4Talking Heads/School Choirs Competition★ 7.810
- E9A Time There Was... A profile of Benjamin Britten★ 7.633
- E20Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical★ 8.45
S52 eps · ★ 7.6
- E2Elvis Costello in Nashville★ 8.26
- E25Werner Herzog★ 7.033
S63 eps · ★ 7.5
- E3Peter Gabriel★ 8.412
- E14Local Hero★ 6.39
- E26The Planets★ 7.8112
S71 eps · ★ 8.2
- E14Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait★ 8.230
S81 eps · ★ 9.1
- E15David Lean: A Life in Film★ 9.130
S92 eps · ★ 7.7
- E3Ian McKellen: Diary of a Year★ 7.825
- E23Velvet Underground★ 7.611
S101 eps · ★ 8.0
- E4Michael Powell★ 8.021
S113 eps · ★ 7.2
- E3The Smiths★ 8.214
- E12The Last Emperor★ 5.98
- E15Ken Russell's ABC of British Music★ 7.625
S132 eps · ★ 7.5
- E3Jimi Hendrix★ 7.07
- E23Vivienne Westwood★ 8.07
S142 eps · ★ 7.7
- E1George Michael★ 7.98
- E15Stan Laurel: The Last Laugh★ 7.412
S154 eps · ★ 8.1
- E13Douglas Adams★ 8.428
- E16Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait★ 8.520
- E21Noel Coward★ 7.49
- E25The Making of Sgt. Pepper★ 8.163
S161 eps · ★ 8.3
- E6George Formby★ 8.38
S192 eps · ★ 6.8
- E12Sting★ 7.66
- E16Vermeer: Light, Love and Silence★ 6.06
S202 eps · ★ 7.5
- E6Michael Collins★ 7.812
- E11Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid★ 7.229
S211 eps · ★ 7.3
- E4Björk★ 7.39
S231 eps · ★ 7.1
- E1Paul Merton★ 7.17
S261 eps · ★ 6.3
- E21The Songwriting World of Nick Cave★ 6.38
S271 eps · ★ 8.1
- E7John Lennon's Jukebox★ 8.111
S282 eps · ★ 8.7
- E4Malcolm Arnold: Toward the Unknown Region: Part 1★ 9.25
- E9Iggy Pop★ 8.29
S302 eps · ★ 8.3
- E5Monty Python's Spamalot★ 8.811
- E9George Michael: I'm Your Man★ 7.86
S331 eps · ★ 6.6
- E4Pixar★ 6.69
S371 eps · ★ 8.2
- E1George RR Martin★ 8.25
S421 eps · ★ 9.5
- E1Gillian Anderson★ 9.526
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