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The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show, made by London Weekend Television. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, it was broadcast on ITV from 1978 until 2010 when it was cancelled and has since been revived by Sky Arts in 2012. Seen in over 60 countries worldwide including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA, its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

42x01 Sly and Robbie

Season Premiere

42x01 Sly and Robbie

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Melvyn Bragg sits down with Jamaican rhythm section and prolific record producers Sly and Robbie as they reflect on their remarkable and enduring careers.

42x02 Joyce DiDonato

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In an engrossing chat with Melvyn Bragg, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sheds light on her extraordinary life and career as an operatic superstar.

42x03 Russell T Davies

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Acclaimed screenwriter Russell T Davies talks to Melvyn Bragg about his inspiration for Queer As Folk, Cucumber and bringing Doctor Who back to our screens.

42x04 Ballet Black

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Ballet Black
Melvyn Bragg explores the phenomenal rise of Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black, a company which provides a vital platform for young, aspiring dancers of black and Asian descent.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch talks to Melvyn Bragg about his leading role in Hamlet at the Barbican and reflects on why the 400-year-old play remains relevant today.

42x06 Jackie Kay

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Melvyn Bragg sits down with Scotland's national poet and one of the UK's best-loved literary figures Jackie Kay, for a fascinating chat about her life and career.

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