Maria Callas

Toni Morrison

The Smiths

Andy Warhol

Frank Rich / Suzanne Vega

Sir Terence Conran

Gore Vidal

African music / Russian theatre

Sir George Solti

Eric Clapton

Arts Review '87

The Last Emperor (1988 film)

Australian Aboriginies

Boogie Woogie Music

The Golden Age of Television

George Barker

Jackson Pollack

Lenny Henry

Peter Dickinson

A Day on The Grand Canal with the Emperor of China

Nicuragua: Poets as Politicans

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

Doris Lessing

Sir Peter Hall's last National Theatre production

Season 11

Tim Minchin

Documentary

The South Bank Show

ITV1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18

Season 19

Season 20

Season 21

Season 22

Season 23

Season 24

Season 25

Season 26

Season 27

Season 28

Season 29

Season 30

Season 31

Season 32

Season 33

Season 34

Season 35

Season 36

Season 37

Season 38

Season 39

Specials

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.