The South Bank Show

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Overview

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show 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.

Cast

Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

Self - Presenter

David Hockney

David Hockney

Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Self

Peter Hall

Peter Hall

Self

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Self

Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer

Self

Martin Amis

Martin Amis

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Self

Nick Park

Nick Park

Self

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Dennis Potter

Dennis Potter

John Williams

John Williams

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess

Neil Simon

Neil Simon

Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Fay Weldon

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Golding

William Golding

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Howard Hodgkin

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan

John Osborne

John Osborne

David Lean

David Lean

Self

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Self

James Galway

James Galway

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop

Self

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney

David Hare

David Hare

Michael Frayn

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

David Mamet

David Mamet

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Self

Peter Ackroyd

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep

Self

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Ben Elton

Ben Elton

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Self

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

Self

George Michael

George Michael

Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Te Kanawa

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

Bill Bryson

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Margot Fonteyn

Margot Fonteyn

Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self

Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

Self

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Self

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Self

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Self

Helen Worth

Helen Worth

Self

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Self

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self

Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais

Self

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Self

Emma Kirkby

Emma Kirkby

Self

P. D. James

P. D. James

Self

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

Self

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Self

Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn

Self

Patrick Marber

Patrick Marber

Self

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Richard Ingrams

Self

Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

Self

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Self

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Self

Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett

Self

Sue Townsend

Self

David Schneider

David Schneider

Self

Elton John

Elton John

Self

Vic Reeves

Vic Reeves

Self

David Walliams

David Walliams

Self

Steve Box

Steve Box

Self

Tom Gasek

Self

Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

Self

Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen

Self

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Jane Kite

Self

Peter Lord

Peter Lord

Self

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Self

David Sproxton

David Sproxton

Self

Bill Bryden

Bill Bryden

Self

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Self - God

Mike Newell

Mike Newell

Self

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Self

Roy Minton

Roy Minton

John Peel

John Peel

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Jacques Loussier

Jacques Loussier

Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Ralph McTell

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

Freddie Young

Freddie Young

Frank Auerbach

Frank Auerbach

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin

Michael Cimino

Michael Cimino

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Gordon Williams

Alan Sharp

Eddie Boyd

Derek Boshier

Graham Sutherland

Darryl Way

Darryl Way

Howard Brenton

Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman

Allen Jones

Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett

Michael Tippett

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Chris Frantz

Chris Frantz

Jerry Harrison

Jerry Harrison

Tina Weymouth

Tina Weymouth

David Byrne

David Byrne

Merce Cunningham

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Edward Bond

Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

Stéphane Grappelli

Stéphane Grappelli

Kingsley Amis

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe

Andrew Wyeth

Angus Wilson

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

Verity Bargate

William Walton

William Walton

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Christopher Logue

Christopher Logue

Lulu

Lulu

Ninette de Valois

Clive James

Clive James

Craig Raine

Rick Vito

Rick Vito

Melvin Jackson

Patrick Caulfield

Mama Lu Parks

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael

Jerry Leiber

Jerry Leiber

Mike Stoller

Mike Stoller

Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow

Julian Lloyd Webber

Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Joseph Papp

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Philip Larkin

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

Bruce Chatwin

Bruce Chatwin

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir

Barry Flanagan

Agnes de Mille

R.K. Narayan

Ivo Pogorelich

Ivo Pogorelich

John le Carré

John le Carré

William Trevor

Keith Waterhouse

Robert Lowell

Jiří Kylián

Yuri Lyubimov

Yuri Lyubimov

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Alberto Moravia

Alberto Moravia

Barry Tuckwell

Trevor Griffiths

Trevor Griffiths

Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau

Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ernst Gombrich

Ed McBain

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Anthony Caro

Paolo Taviani

Paolo Taviani

Vittorio Taviani

Vittorio Taviani

Nora Nicholson

Nora Nicholson

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich

Max Wall

Max Wall

Alan Bleasdale

Alan Bleasdale

Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle

Little Richard

Little Richard

George Malcolm

Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

George Steiner

George Steiner

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Stephen Spender

Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras

Karole Armitage

Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer

John Cleese

John Cleese

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Patrick Heron

Michala Petri

Michala Petri

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Arthur Boyd

Hal Prince

Hal Prince

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Truman Capote

Truman Capote

Fay Godwin

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

Morrissey

Morrissey

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Frank Rich

Frank Rich

Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega

Terence Conran

Georg Solti

Georg Solti

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock

Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw

David Puttnam

David Puttnam

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan

John Houseman

John Houseman

David Bailey

David Bailey

Derek Walcott

Patrick Leigh-Fermor

Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton

István Szabó

István Szabó

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez

Evelyn Glennie

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak

Robert Bolt

Robert Bolt

Christopher Hogwood

Chinua Achebe

Hans Werner Henze

Gerry Mulgrew

Liz Lochhead

Yuri Bashmet

Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein

John Updike

John Updike

Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Cameron Mackintosh

Cameron Mackintosh

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

August Wilson

August Wilson

Oscar Marzaroli

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Willard White

Willard White

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

David Lodge

David Lodge

Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn

José Carreras

José Carreras

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Håkan Hardenberger

Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli

Colin Thubron

Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant

Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe

Paula Rego

Paula Rego

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Terence Davies

Terence Davies

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Darcey Bussell

Darcey Bussell

Viviana Durante

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

George Formby

George Formby

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Arnold Bax

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé

Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz

Jean Genet

Jean Genet

Richard Price

Richard Price

John Banville

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Willy Russell

Willy Russell

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Sylvie Guillem

Sylvie Guillem

Tim Rice

Tim Rice

Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante

Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Clive Barker

Clive Barker

Dawn French

Dawn French

Christian Boltanski

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams

Marilyn Horne

Marilyn Horne

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

George Shearing

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke

Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart

Carl Orff

Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

Roger Ballen

Edward Albee

Edward Albee

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Tom Sharpe

K.D. Lang

K.D. Lang

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland

Jonathan Raban

Elaine Page

Sting

Sting

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner

Claes Oldenburg

Baaba Maal

John Mills

John Mills

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel

Jimmy McGovern

Jimmy McGovern

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Maggi Hambling

Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

David Helfgott

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

Franca Cereghini

Chris Dooks

Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley

Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor

Björk

Björk

Iain Banks

Matthew Bourne

Matthew Bourne

Steven Bochco

Steven Bochco

Simon Raven

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Saul Zaentz

Gillian Wearing

Gillian Wearing

Gary Hume

Nigel Kennedy

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

John Tavener

Maurice Gibb

Maurice Gibb

Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb

Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb

Will Self

Will Self

Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis

Lesley Garrett

Lesley Garrett

Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley

Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

John Tomlinson

John Tomlinson

Javier De Frutos

Robin Campbell

Earl Falconer

Earl Falconer

Ali Campbell

Ali Campbell

Norman Hassan

Norman Hassan

Laurence Parry

Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor

Lucy Gannon

Tony Harrison

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

Frank McCourt

José Cura

José Cura

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon

Alex James

Alex James

Dave Rowntree

Dave Rowntree

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Cher

Cher

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Chuck Close

Chuck Close

Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

George MacDonald Fraser

Courtney Pine

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Marlene Dumas

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

Russell Watson

Russell Watson

Amos Oz

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Anne Sofie von Otter

Anne Sofie von Otter

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Ian Bostridge

Edmund White

Edmund White

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming

Leif Ove Andsnes

Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peter Buck

Peter Buck

Mike Mills

Mike Mills

Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

Neil LaBute

Neil LaBute

Moby

Moby

Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin

Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh

Akram Khan

Akram Khan

Graham Vick

Graham Vick

Craig David

Craig David

Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Irek Mukhamedov

Gerhard Richter

Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

Caryl Phillips

Conor McPherson

Conor McPherson

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Juan Diego Flórez

Juan Diego Flórez

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Albert Camus

Robert Harris

Robert Harris

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum

Jack Vettriano

Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Ronnie Wood

Ronnie Wood

Robert Frank

Robert Frank

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell

Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Alina Cojocaru

Alina Cojocaru

Johan Kobborg

John Boorman

John Boorman

Paul Abbott

Sophie Calle

Sophie Calle

Karl Jenkins

Karl Jenkins

Maxim Vengerov

Maxim Vengerov

Pablo Trapero

Pablo Trapero

Lucrecia Martel

Lucrecia Martel

Daniel Burman

Daniel Burman

John Rutter

John Rutter

Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

J.G. Ballard

J.G. Ballard

Claire Tomalin

Lorenzo da Ponte

Lorenzo da Ponte

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende

Shane Meadows

Shane Meadows

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

Zaha Hadid

Ian McMillan

Ian McMillan

June Whitfield

June Whitfield

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Joan Didion

Joan Didion

Ken Follett

Ken Follett

John Bird

John Bird

John Fortune

John Fortune

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Tim Burton

Tim Burton

David McVicar

David McVicar

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

David Peace

Sarah Waters

Sarah Waters

Tasmin Little

Billy Joel

Billy Joel

Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner

Cildo Meireles

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Will Young

Will Young

William Goldman

William Goldman

Peter Kosminsky

Peter Kosminsky

John Lloyd

John Lloyd

Kate Atkinson

Abi Morgan

Abi Morgan

Angel Blue

Angel Blue

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

Margaret Drabble

Laura Mvula

Laura Mvula

Joseph Calleja

Joseph Calleja

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato

Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Jackie Kay

Jackie Kay

Amma Asante

Amma Asante

Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård

Sally Wainwright

Sally Wainwright

Benjamin Clementine

Benjamin Clementine

Jude Law

Jude Law

Ivo van Hove

Yinka Shonibare

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight

Danielle de Niese

Danielle de Niese

Sonia Friedman

Jed Mercurio

Jed Mercurio

Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne

Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

Heidi Thomas

Heidi Thomas

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Bernardine Evaristo

Bernardine Evaristo

Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah

Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage

Arlo Parks

Samuel Bailey

Nick Rowland

Nick Rowland

Noah Jupe

Noah Jupe

Alex Wolff

Alex Wolff

Arielle Smith

Alberta Whittle

Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Claire Clairmont

Creator / Director
Melvyn Bragg
Rating source
TMDB