Episodes
- 1
1. The French Lieutenant's Woman
1 Nov 1981 · 60 min
- 2
2. Elvis Costello
8 Nov 1981 · 60 min
- 3
3. Old Glory: the Journey and the Book
15 Nov 1981 · 60 min
- 4
4. Ian McKellan / Ian McEwan
22 Nov 1981 · 60 min
- 5
5. Brian Moore / Patrick Caulfield
29 Nov 1981 · 60 min
- 6
6. A Talent to Vex: John Osborne
6 Dec 1981 · 60 min
- 7
7. Mama Lu Parks
17 Jan 1982 · 60 min
- 8
8. Bernard D'Ascoli / Theatre of the 8th Day
24 Jan 1982 · 60 min
- 9
9. Milos Forman
31 Jan 1982 · 60 min
- 10
10. Germaine Greer
7 Feb 1982 · 60 min
- 11
11. Pauline Kael / George Steiner's The Portage to San Cristobal of AH
14 Feb 1982 · 60 min
- 12
12. Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
21 Feb 1982 · 60 min
- 13
13. Blacck Theatre Cooperative / Laurie Anderson
28 Feb 1982 · 60 min
14. Guys and Dolls (at the National Theatre)
7 Mar 1982 · 60 min
- 15
15. Richard Alston's Bellezza Flash
14 Mar 1982 · 60 min
- 16
16. Peter Maxwell-Davies
21 Mar 1982 · 60 min
- 17
17. Saul Bellow
28 Mar 1982 · 60 min
- 18
18. Indian wallpainting
4 Apr 1982 · 60 min
- 19
19. Stravinski (1)
9 Apr 1982 · 60 min
- 20
20. Stravinski (2)
10 Apr 1982 · 60 min
- 21
21. Julian Lloyd-Webber
18 Apr 1982 · 60 min
- 22
22. Miles Davis / Robert Nye
25 Apr 1982 · 60 min
- 23
23. Caught in the Act (Pillar to Post at Wormwood Scrubs)
2 May 1982 · 60 min
- 24
24. Joseph Papp / James Galway
9 May 1982 · 60 min
- 25
25. Werner Herzog
16 May 1982 · 60 min
- 26
26. Why Don't I Love Opera Anymore (by Stephen Oliver)
23 May 1982 · 60 min
- 27
27. Phillip Larkin
30 May 1982 · 60 min
In March 1981 Melvyn Bragg travelled to Hull to interview the poet, librarian and jazz critic Philip Larkin.
The South Bank Show Season 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in The South Bank Show Season 5?
Season 5 of The South Bank Show has 27 episodes, about 27 hours in total.
When did The South Bank Show Season 5 come out?
Season 5 premiered on 1 Nov 1981.