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The South Bank Show

Season 38 2012
NR

  • 2012-05-28T21:45:00Z on ITV
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show, made by London Weekend Television. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, it was broadcast on ITV from 1978 until 2010 when it was cancelled and has since been revived by Sky Arts in 2012. Seen in over 60 countries worldwide including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA, its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.

4 episodes

Season Premiere

2012-05-28T21:45:00Z

38x01 Nicholas Hytner

Season Premiere

38x01 Nicholas Hytner

  • 2012-05-28T21:45:00Z1h

The National Theatre's artistic director Nicholas Hytner gives Melvyn an exclusive look at his past successes and current projects.

2012-06-04T21:45:00Z

38x02 Pat Barker

38x02 Pat Barker

  • 2012-06-04T21:45:00Z1h

Pat Barker talks to Melvyn and offers an insight into her fascination with World War I and the inspiration behind her books.

The series discovers how grime music evolved from its humble beginnings on an East London housing estate to become a global phenomenon.DJ Trevor Nelson and rapper Dizzee Rascal are featured on the show.

Season Finale

38x04 Carlos Acosta, Edward Watson and Tamara Rojo

  • 2012-06-18T21:45:00Z1h

The series finds out how male dance and how the role of the male dancer has developed in classical ballet over the last one hundred years. Carlos Acosta, Edward Watson and Tamara Rojo are featured on the show.

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