The South Bank Show
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
- 1978-2023
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ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Season 13 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Martin Amis
53 mins
Episode 2
Dustin Hoffman/Sir Peter Hall
53 mins
Episode 3
Jimi Hendrix
62 mins
Episode 4
Tom Keneally's Journey in Eritrea
53 mins
A look at Tom Kenneally's new novel "Towards Asmara", set in a battle zone amongst the Eritrean people as they struggle to regain the independence taken from them by the Ethiopians 25 years ago.
Episode 5
Ken Russell
53 mins
Episode 6
Steven Berkoff
53 mins
Episode 7
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
53 mins
Episode 8
Fitzrovia
53 mins
Episode 9
Barry Humphries
53 mins
Profile of Barry Humphries and his alter-egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.
Episode 10
Evelyn Glennie
53 mins
Episode 11
Peter Brook
53 mins
A survey of his life and career, focusing on his production of the Indian epic "The Mahrabhatra".
Episode 12
Arts Review '89
53 mins
Episode 13
Pasternak
53 mins
A biographical drama based on the writings of Boris Pasternak and the recollections of those close to him.
Episode 14
David Lean and Robert Bolt
41 mins
Examining one of the great screen-writing partnerships, Robert Bolt and David Lean. This film follows their completion of an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo.
Episode 16
Chinua Achebe
53 mins
Episode 17
Hans Werner Henze
53 mins
Episode 18
Jock Tamson's Bairns (Gerry Mulgrew, Liz Lochhead)
53 mins
Episode 19
Yuri Bashmet
53 mins
Episode 20
DV8 Physical Theatre
53 mins
Episode 21
Mark Morris: the Hidden Soul of Harmony
53 mins
Episode 22
Carl Davis/Temba
53 mins
Looking at the work of composer Carl Davis and how he produces the music for silent films. The program also looks at the black theatre group Temba and how they work on their new production "Glory!".
Episode 23
Vivienne Westwood
51 mins
Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.
Episode 24
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress
53 mins
Biography about Paul Hindemith, his opera Mathis der Maler and his persecution under the Nazis.
Episode 25
Robert Altman
53 mins
Episode 26
Hogwood: Haydn
51 mins