The South Bank Show
2 Titles
Television arts magazine show, originally produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV between 1978 and 2010. Conceived, written and presented by former BBC arts broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
- ChannelTV2
- BroadcasterTelevision New Zealand
- Broadcast PlatformTelevision
Latest Titles
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Sunday 26 May 1991A biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier. Melvyn Bragg interviewed Olivier over a nine month period in 1982, and presents a candid conversation with the star. Includes rare footage of an Olivier screen test with Vivien Leigh. Includes clips from No Funny Business, Rebecca, Lady Hamilton, Richard III, Hamlet, Voyage Round My Father and interviews with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sir Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, John Osborne and Joan Plowright.
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1984A profile of what some considered an odd couple - famous clown Max Wall and master of unflinching modern theatre Samuel Beckett. Includes footage of Max Wall in Waiting for Godot, performed at the Round House Theatre in London in 1981.
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Programme Name
- The South Bank Show
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Description
- Television arts magazine show, originally produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV between 1978 and 2010. Conceived, written and presented by former BBC arts broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.