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- Steven Spielberg, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif appear in this tribute to the great British filmmaker, David Lean. Clips from many of his films, such as "Brief Encounter," "Hobson's Choice," "Great Expectations," "Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" are included. A unique insight into Lean's method and vision.
- 1978–9.2 (5)TV Episode
- 1978– 1h8.6 (27)TV Episode
- Documentary about the mostly harmless science fiction writer Douglas Adams.
- Cameras follow Peter Gabriel during the recording of his fourth solo album.
- Fresh from the writing of his autobiography, the director is characterized as challenging the usual ideas of what British Cinema should be.
- Filmed just days before the band went their separate ways in 1987, it contains interviews of Morrissey, Marr, Joyce and Rourke, as well as Linder, Shaun Duggan, Jo O'Keefe, John Peel, Nick Kent, Sandie Shaw and Viv Nicholson.
- Documentary about the life and death and the career of actor and singer/song writer George Formby. This episode of the south bank show covers the rise of George Formby career with insights of his family including his father and includes Interviews with George Formby's brother and sister, Ted and Elba.
- A look at the Beatles' classic 1967 album.
- Profile of fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood.
- Based on the famous Gustav Holst musical suite, this musical film takes watchers on a magnificent journey of the planets of the Solar System.
- 1978– 1h 15m7.9 (22)TV Episode
- George Michael discusses his career and his songwriting, with contributions from Simon Napier-Bell, Gladys Knight and Nick Coleman from Time Out.
- In the mid-1960s, John Lennon bought a portable jukebox and stocked it with 40 of his favorite 45-rpm records. This documentary showcases those songs and uses them to explore Lennon's musical tastes and influences. Featured are interviews with many of the artists whose songs were in Lennon's jukebox.
- This program analyzes the great rebel leader Michael Collins and his commitment to a free Ireland, the truth and the facts behind the myth in the light of Neil Jordan's (at the time) upcoming film, released in 1996. Jordan's film was such an important and awaited project in Ireland that even the IRA revolutionaries, protestants, catholics, all parties declared a cease fire through the whole film shooting period in 1995. Historians discuss the real Collins while Jordan discusses about his epic movie.
- 1978–7.7 (7)TV EpisodeFootage of band Talking Heads rehearsing.
- A celebration of the English comedian Stan Laurel,the creative genius behind the films of Laurel and Hardy
- 1978– 1h 43m7.3 (33)TV EpisodeAn in-depth portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
- Ingmar Bergman talks about fears, ghosts, confidence, "The Seventh Seal" and other films.
- Profile on Icelandic singer Björk from her first album in 1977 to her latest album in 1997, Homogenic.
- Humphrey Bogart's son Stephen explores his fathers past and legacy, including new interviews and archival footage of those who knew him.
- A profile of the legendary writer and entertainer.
- German filmmaker Werner Herzog discusses his work and ideas.
- Documentary profile of one of the most original singer-songwriters, occasional novelist and now screenwriter, of the past 30 years. Filmed in London, Berlin and Bury-St-Edmunds, and built around a candid interview with Cave, the documentary looks at his early work but also examines his deep interest in dark love songs.
- A making of the film Local Hero by Bill Forsyth.
- 1978–TV Episode
- Melvyn Bragg interviews comedian Billy Connolly.
- In this exclusive 'South Bank Show' one of Britain's best loved playwrights and diarist agrees to talk candidly about his life, work and what inspires him. Filmed with specially shot monologues and pieces to camera.
- In 2001, American author Bill Bryson headed home to Des Moines, Iowa, to reflect on his early life in the Midwest for The South Bank Show.
- Thora Hird looks back over a long career in film and television.
- Chronicles Elvis Costello as he in May 1981 cuts the record in Nashville's famed Columbia Studio B with American record producer, songwriter, and arranger Billy Sherrill.
- Eric Clapton grants another interview to Melvyn Bragg on The South Bank Show, 20 years since their last encounter was broadcast.
- Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.
- John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Cleese speaks of his comedy background, writing for That Was the Week That Was, At Last the 1948 Show and The Frost Report, all which led to Monty Python's Flying Circus, and of Fawlty Towers, which was co-written with his then wife, Connie Booth.
- Colleagues recall the life of Kenneth Williams, six years after his death.
- 1978–TV Episode
- A look at Michael Winterbottom's new film, _Cock and Bull Story, A (2005)_.
- Documentary on the life and work of Richard Attenborough, broadcast to tie in with the release of Chaplin (1992).
- English singer Dusty Springfield's life and music are recalled by her colleagues and friends.
- Profile of author PD James in which she discusses her fascination with death, why she writes mysteries and her love of the construction of detective fiction.
- Melvyn Bragg interviews George Michael regarding Michael's return to touring on the "25 Live" tour, as well as George Michael performs in the studio rehearsing songs for the tour.
- Beverley Knight has sold over a million albums in the UK in a career spanning two decades and is widely considered to be one of the UK's most successful singers. Since her initial success in the 90s, Beverley has recently branched into musical theatre, with roles in productions such as Cats. and The Bodyguard, she has scored major hits with singles Made It Back, Greatest Day and Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda. Melvyn joins her working on new material with Guy Chambers and the upcoming hip-hop musical Sylvia at The Old Vic. This South Bank Show explores her experiences of racism growing up in Wolverhampton as the child of Windrush parents and her first steps in the music industry, inspired partly by a chance childhood meeting with 80s soul star Jaki Graham.
- Sonia Friedman is a multi-award winning theatre producer who, in the past 20 years, has been unrivaled in her success of bringing new work to the West End with productions such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, and Jerusalem to name but a few. Born in London into an extraordinarily creative family, Sonia began working in the theatre in her teens. By her early 20s, she was already producing national tours and by the middle of the 90s she had broken into the West End. Melvyn follows Sonia from her sell-out production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London to Broadway. They examine the shows that worked - and ones that didn't - as well as the risks of bringing new work to the West End.
- Gail Rebuck has been the most powerful woman in British publishing for three decades, holding the posts of Chief Executive and Chair of Random House UK for 22 years. A trailblazer for women in British publishing, she was not yet 30 when she was invited to become a founding director of Century Publishing. Noted not just for her commercial flair, she has also nurtured the careers of many authors as well as helping Random House UK (now Penguin Random House UK) to prosper in the new digital economy. Melvyn charts Gail's life and achievements while also considering the various revolutions which have taken place in the publishing world during her career, not least for women in the industry. The show also includes contributions from Nigella Lawson and Robert Harris.
- Considers a new production of King Lear at the National Theatre in London, compares it to other famous productions including those by Peter Brook and Akira Kurosawa.
- A survey of his life and career, focusing on his production of the Indian epic "The Mahrabhatra".
- 1978–TV EpisodeSimultaneous productions of Cymbeline, A Winter's Tale and The Tempest. Discussion and rehearsal and performance footage.
- A look at Irvine Welsh's latest novel "Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs". Includes dramatic reenactments of parts of the novel and an interview with Irvine Welsh.
- The world's leading violinist reaches 30 and embarks on a sabbatical year of self-discovery, re-visiting his roots in Siberia, recording the Beethoven Violin Concerto with his mentor Mstislav Rostropovich and commissioning a challenging Viola Concerto from Benjamin Yusupov that will also require him to study rock and jazz improvisation on the electric violin with the legendary Didier Lockwood, and finally dance tango on stage. A portrait of a restless master talent, at the height of his powers but still in development, searching for new dreams to realize.
- Includes biographical information and performances of excerpts of Elliott Carter's compositions A Symphony of Three Orchestras, Holiday Overture, Concerto for Orchestra, String Quartet No. 2, Piano Sonata, and Night Fantasies.
- 1978–TV Episode
- 1978–TV Episode
- Chronicling the career of the virtuoso pianist Lang Lang from his humble beginnings in China to international acclaim as the first Chinese pianist to be engaged with major western orchestras.
- 1978–TV Episode
- Eric Clapton grants another interview to Melvyn Bragg on The South Bank Show, 20 years since their last encounter was broadcast.
- 1978–TV Episode
- Filmed on her latest world tour, with exclusive footage of her performing some of her most iconic songs, the South Bank Show looks at Liza's relationship with her tormented mother, Judy Garland, and her fight to be recognized on her own terms - which eventually established her as one of the world's great show business icons.
- 1978–TV Episode
- 1978–TV Episode
- 1978–TV Episode
- A clan of musical misfits, who ran a world-famous festival, and provided the only hearth and home that Hitler ever knew.
- A biographical production about William Walton, a prominent 20th century British composer, featuring segments from nearly two dozen of his most famous works, including "Belshazzar's Feast" and "Crown Imperial" (written for the coronation of King George VI). It also features selections from scores for Sir Laurence Olivier's productions of Shakespeare's Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry V.