The South Bank Show - Season 8

The South Bank Show - Season 8

Season 8

Network
DatesOct 7, 1984 - Jun 16, 1985
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Episodes

Alan Bennett
Season 8Episode 160 min

Alan Bennett

Oct 7, 1984
McCartney's Broad Street
Season 8Episode 260 min

McCartney's Broad Street

Behind the scenes of Give My Regards to Broad Street.
Oct 14, 1984
The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
Season 8Episode 360 min

The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

Oct 21, 1984
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Season 8Episode 460 min

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

Oct 28, 1984
Norman Nicholson
Season 8Episode 560 min

Norman Nicholson

Nov 4, 1984
Joseph Heller
Season 8Episode 660 min

Joseph Heller

Nov 11, 1984
Mstislav Rostropovich
Season 8Episode 760 min

Mstislav Rostropovich

Nov 18, 1984
Max Wall
Season 8Episode 860 min

Max Wall

Nov 25, 1984
Malcolm McLaren
Season 8Episode 960 min

Malcolm McLaren

Dec 2, 1984
Alan Bleasdale
Season 8Episode 1060 min

Alan Bleasdale

Jan 13, 1985
Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
Season 8Episode 1160 min

Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

Jan 20, 1985
Electronic Music
Season 8Episode 1260 min

Electronic Music

Jan 27, 1985
Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
Season 8Episode 1360 min

Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

Feb 3, 1985
Marc Chagall
Season 8Episode 1460 min

Marc Chagall

Feb 10, 1985
David Lean: a Life in Film
Season 8Episode 1560 min

David Lean: a Life in Film

Feb 17, 1985
Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Season 8Episode 1660 min

Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

Feb 24, 1985
Little Richard
Season 8Episode 1760 min

Little Richard

Mar 3, 1985
George Malcolm on Scarlatti
Season 8Episode 1860 min

George Malcolm on Scarlatti

Mar 10, 1985
Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
Season 8Episode 1960 min

Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

Mar 17, 1985
David Mamet
Season 8Episode 2060 min

David Mamet

Mar 24, 1985
Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
Season 8Episode 2160 min

Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

Mar 31, 1985
Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
Season 8Episode 2260 min

Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

Apr 5, 1985
The Cotton Club (night club)
Season 8Episode 2360 min

The Cotton Club (night club)

May 26, 1985
Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
Season 8Episode 2460 min

Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

Jun 2, 1985
Francis Bacon
Season 8Episode 2560 min

Francis Bacon

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.
Jun 9, 1985
George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
Season 8Episode 2660 min

George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

Jun 16, 1985

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