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The South Bank Show.

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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.

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Season 1.

Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition

1978-01-14 · 1h 0m

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Paganini Superstar

1978-01-21 · 1h 0m

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Roy Minton

1978-01-28 · 1h 0m

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David Hockney

1978-02-04 · 1h 0m

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Dennis Potter

1978-02-11 · 1h 0m

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John Peel/Jane Glover

1978-02-18 · 1h 0m

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Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp

1978-02-25 · 1h 0m

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Jacques Loussier

1978-03-04 · 1h 0m

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Ken Dodd

1978-03-11 · 1h 0m

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Georges Simenon

1978-03-18 · 1h 0m

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Horowitz at the White House

1978-03-25 · 1h 0m

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Carl Perkins/Morgan horses

1978-04-01 · 1h 0m

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Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films)

1978-04-08 · 1h 0m

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Search for Shaw

1978-04-15 · 1h 0m

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Harold Pinter

1978-04-22 · 1h 0m

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Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell

1978-04-30 · 1h 0m

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Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan

1978-05-06 · 1h 0m

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Freddie Young

1978-05-13 · 1h 0m

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Frank Auerbach

1978-05-20 · 1h 0m

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Mayerling Ballet

1978-06-17 · 1h 0m

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John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play)

1978-07-01 · 1h 0m

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Ingmar Bergman at 60

1978-07-08 · 1h 0m

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Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1)

1978-07-15 · 1h 0m

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Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2)

1978-07-22 · 1h 0m

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Cast.

Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

Self - Presenter