Episodes
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1. Alan Bennett
7 Oct 1984 · 60 min
- 2
2. McCartney's Broad Street
14 Oct 1984 · 60 min
Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.
- 3
3. The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
21 Oct 1984 · 60 min
- 4
4. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
28 Oct 1984 · 60 min
- 5
5. Norman Nicholson
4 Nov 1984 · 60 min
- 6
6. Joseph Heller
11 Nov 1984 · 60 min
- 7
7. Mstislav Rostropovich
18 Nov 1984 · 60 min
8. Max Wall
25 Nov 1984 · 60 min
- 10
10. Alan Bleasdale
13 Jan 1985 · 60 min
- 11
11. Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
20 Jan 1985 · 60 min
- 13
13. Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
3 Feb 1985 · 60 min
- 14
14. Marc Chagall
10 Feb 1985 · 60 min
- 15
15. David Lean: a Life in Film
17 Feb 1985 · 60 min
- 16
16. Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
24 Feb 1985 · 60 min
- 17
17. Little Richard
3 Mar 1985 · 60 min
- 18
18. George Malcolm on Scarlatti
10 Mar 1985 · 60 min
- 19
19. Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
17 Mar 1985 · 60 min
- 20
20. Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
31 Mar 1985 · 60 min
- 21
21. David Mamet
24 Mar 1985 · 60 min
- 22
22. Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
5 Apr 1985 · 60 min
- 23
23. The Cotton Club (night club)
26 May 1985 · 60 min
- 24
24. Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
2 Jun 1985 · 60 min
- 25
25. Francis Bacon
9 Jun 1985 · 60 min
As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.
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26. George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
16 Jun 1985 · 60 min
The South Bank Show Season 8: quick answers
How many episodes are in The South Bank Show Season 8?
Season 8 of The South Bank Show has 24 episodes, about 24 hours in total.
When did The South Bank Show Season 8 come out?
Season 8 premiered on 7 Oct 1984.