The South Bank Show Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

Alan Bennett 1

53 mins

Episode 2

Give My Regards to Broad Street

53 mins

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

Episode 3

The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

53 mins

Episode 4

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

53 mins

Episode 5

Norman Nicholson

53 mins

Episode 6

Joseph Heller

53 mins

Episode 7

Mstislav Rostropovich

53 mins

Episode 8

Max Wall

53 mins

Episode 9

Malcolm McLaren

53 mins

A look at fashion and music mogul, Malcolm McLaren as he records "Fans", an album mixing classical opera with pop and R&B.

Episode 10

Alan Bleasdale

53 mins

Episode 11

D.H. Lawrence

53 mins

Anthony Burgess presents his own appraisal of the writer's achievements. Ian McKellen reads extracts.

Episode 12

Electronic Music

53 mins

This edition demonstrated various aspects of electronic music through the development of a specially commissioned piece by Tim Souster based on Caliban's speech from The Tempest, for voice and live electronics with Synclavier computer.

Episode 13

Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

53 mins

Episode 14

Marc Chagall

53 mins

Episode 15

David Lean: A Life in Film

131 mins

Steven Spielberg, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif appear in this tribute to the great British filmmaker, David Lean. Clips from many of his films, such as "Brief Encounter," "Hobson's Choice," "Great Expectations," "Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" are included. A unique insight into Lean's method and vision.

Episode 16

Simon Rattle

53 mins

Episode 17

Little Richard

53 mins

Episode 18

George Malcolm on Scarlatti

53 mins

Episode 19

Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

53 mins

Episode 20

David Mamet

53 mins

Episode 21

Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

53 mins

Episode 22

Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

53 mins

Episode 23

The Cotton Club (night club)

53 mins

Episode 24

Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

53 mins

Episode 25

Francis Bacon

53 mins

Episode 26

George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

53 mins