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The South Bank Show Season 8

October. 07,1984

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The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was 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.

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The South Bank Show

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The South Bank Show Season 8 Full Episode Guide

Episode 26 - George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

First Aired: June. 16,1985

Episode 25 - Francis Bacon

First Aired: June. 09,1985

As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.

Episode 24 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

First Aired: June. 02,1985

Episode 23 - The Cotton Club (night club)

First Aired: May. 26,1985

Episode 22 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

First Aired: April. 05,1985

Episode 21 - David Mamet

First Aired: March. 24,1985

Episode 20 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

First Aired: March. 31,1985

Episode 19 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

First Aired: March. 17,1985

Episode 18 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti

First Aired: March. 10,1985

Episode 17 - Little Richard

First Aired: March. 03,1985

Episode 16 - Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

First Aired: February. 24,1985

Episode 15 - David Lean: a Life in Film

First Aired: February. 17,1985

Episode 14 - Marc Chagall

First Aired: February. 10,1985

Episode 13 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

First Aired: February. 03,1985

Episode 11 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

First Aired: January. 20,1985

Episode 10 - Alan Bleasdale

First Aired: January. 13,1985

Episode 8 - Max Wall

First Aired: November. 25,1984

Episode 7 - Mstislav Rostropovich

First Aired: November. 18,1984

Episode 6 - Joseph Heller

First Aired: November. 11,1984

Episode 5 - Norman Nicholson

First Aired: November. 04,1984

Episode 4 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

First Aired: October. 28,1984

Episode 3 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

First Aired: October. 21,1984

Episode 2 - McCartney's Broad Street

First Aired: October. 14,1984

Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.

Episode 1 - Alan Bennett

First Aired: October. 07,1984

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