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The South Bank Show Season 9

October. 06,1985

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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 9 Full Episode Guide

Episode 24 - Al Jolson

First Aired: May. 04,1986

Episode 23 - Velvet Underground

First Aired: April. 27,1986

The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.

Episode 22 - Hull Truck Theatre Company

First Aired: April. 20,1986

Episode 21 - British Soap Operas

First Aired: April. 13,1986

Episode 20 - Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical

First Aired: April. 06,1986

Episode 19 - Arthur Boyd

First Aired: March. 23,1986

Episode 18 - Absolute Beginners (film)

First Aired: March. 09,1986

Episode 17 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

First Aired: March. 02,1986

Episode 16 - Michala Petri

First Aired: February. 23,1986

Episode 15 - Blue Note Records

First Aired: February. 16,1986

Episode 14 - Patrick Heron

First Aired: February. 09,1986

Episode 13 - Purcell's Dido and Aenaes

First Aired: February. 02,1986

Episode 12 - Paul Schrader

First Aired: January. 26,1986

Episode 11 - Vladimir Ashkenazy

First Aired: January. 19,1986

Episode 10 - John Cleese

First Aired: January. 12,1986

Cleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sketch comedy to industrial training films to therapeutical books. Video clips include sequences from Cleese's classics: At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Fawlty Towers.

Episode 9 - Peter Shaffer

First Aired: December. 01,1985

Episode 8 - Karole Armitage

First Aired: November. 24,1985

Episode 7 - Marguerite Duras

First Aired: November. 17,1985

Episode 6 - Sir Stephen Spender

First Aired: November. 10,1985

Episode 5 - Pete Townshend: After the Fire

First Aired: November. 03,1985

Episode 4 - Theatre of Comedy workshop

First Aired: October. 27,1985

Episode 3 - Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year

First Aired: October. 20,1985

Episode 2 - Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor

First Aired: October. 13,1985

Episode 1 - Sir Alec Guinness

First Aired: October. 06,1985

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