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{{Short description|UK arts televisionTV programme (1978–2010, 2012–)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2010}}
{{Infobox television
| image = South bank show.jpg
| image_size = 256
| genre = Arts
| presenter = [[Melvyn Bragg]] (1978–2023)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| opentheme = Variation on [[Niccolò Paganini|Paganini]]'s "[[Caprice No. 24 (Paganini)|24th Caprice]]" by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| num_series = 4445
| num_episodes = 811805 (+ 3 specials)
| runtime = 60mins <small>(inc. adverts)</small>
| company = [[London Weekend Television|LWT]]
| distributornetwork = [[ITV Studios(TV network)|ITV]]
| network2 = [[Sky Arts]]
| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] <small>(14 January 1978 &ndash; 30 May 2010)</small><br>[[Sky Arts]] <small>(27 May 2012 &ndash; present)</small>
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|1978|1|14}}
| picture_format = [[16:9]]
| first_airedlast_aired = {{startend date|df=y|19782010|15|1430}}
| first_aired2 = {{start date|df=y|2012|5|27}}
| last_aired = present
| last_aired2 = present
}}
 
'''''The South Bank Show''''' is a British [[television]] arts magazine series originally produced by [[London Weekend Television]] and broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] between 1978 and 2010. A new version of the series began 27 May 2012 on [[Sky Arts]].<ref name="rt revival">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-04-02/sherlock-and-twenty-twelve-up-for-south-bank-awards|title=Sherlock and Twenty Twelve up for South Bank Awards|work=RadioTimes}}</ref> Conceived, written, and presented by former [[BBC]] arts broadcaster [[Melvyn Bragg]], the show aims to bring both [[high art]] and [[popular culture]] to a mass audience. In 2023, it was announced that Bragg would be leaving the series after 45 years.<ref>{{cite web| last=Walker| first=Amy| title=Melvyn Bragg to step down from South Bank Show after 45 years| url=https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/20/melvyn-bragg-to-step-down-from-south-bank-show-after-45-years| website=[[The Guardian]]| date=20 August 2023| access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>
 
==History==
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The production archive for the ITV series, including unaired footage, is housed at the [[University of Leeds]].<ref>[https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/collection/2442 "South Bank Show Production Archive"], University of Leeds, 18 November 2020</ref>
 
ITV had 3233 series with 736743 episodes, from 1978 until 2010.
 
===Sky Arts (2012–present)===
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[[Sky Arts]] revived ''The South Bank Show'' with a new series starting 27 May 2012.<ref name="rt revival"/>
 
Since 2012 most series only have around 4-64–6 episodes. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=The South Bank Show |url=https://www.skygroup.sky/title-the-south-bank-show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114232242/https://www.skygroup.sky/title-the-south-bank-show |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=Sky Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Six Outstanding Women Top the Line-Up for South Bank Show 2018 |url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/Six-Outstanding-Women-Top-the-Line-Up-for-South-Bank-Show-2018 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.skygroup.sky |language=en-gb}}</ref>
 
==Theme music and visuals==
[[File:Hands of God and Adam.jpg|thumb|250px|The iconic image of the Hand of God giving life to Adam, used since the series' inception.]]
The [[theme music]] is taken from [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)|Variations]]'' composed in 1977 for his brother, the cellist [[Julian Lloyd Webber]]. This is based on the theme from [[Niccolò Paganini|Paganini]]'s "[[Caprice No. 24 (Paganini)|24th Caprice]]". The brand image of the programme is an animated version of a detail from [[Michelangelo]]'s [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]] painting, specifically the image of the Hand of God giving life to [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]]. It shows the two hands meeting, generating a [[lightning]] bolt.
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==Subjects==
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* [[Gene Hackman]] in 1983
* [[Oscar Peterson]] in 1984
* [[Anthony Caro]] in 1984
* [[Weather Report]] in 1984
* [[Elisabeth Vellacott]] in 1984
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* [[Michala Petri]] in 1986
* [[Fay Godwin]] in 1986
* [[Anthony Green (painter)|Anthony Green]] in 1987
* [[Maria Callas]] in 1987
* [[Eric Clapton]] in 1987
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* [[Douglas Adams]] in 1992
* [[Richard Attenborough|Sir Richard Attenborough]] in 1992
* [[George Formby]] in 1992
* [[Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] in 1992
* [[Viviana Durante]] in 1992
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* [[Billy Connolly]] in 1992 and 2010
* [[Sylvie Guillem]] in 1993
* {{ill|Agnes Habereder|de|Agnes Habereder}} in 1993
* [[Paul Simon]] in 1993
* [[Clive Barker]] in 1994
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==Directors==
Directors who have made editions of the programme include:
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*[[Rosie Alison]]
*[[Irshad Ashraf]]
*[[Jack Bond (director)|Jack Bond]]
*[[John Bulmer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=South Bank Show[01/04/78] |website=[[British Film Institute]] |url=https://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b83b75645 |access-date=13 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140805014304/https://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b83b75645 Description]|archive-date=5 ofAugust one2014 programme, British Film Institute. Accessed 13 February 2013.}}</ref>
*[[Margy Kinmonth]]
*Tony Cash
*[[Chris Dooks]]
*[[Don Featherstone (filmmaker)|Don Featherstone]]
*Kim Evans
*[[Gerry Fox]]
*[[Gillian Greenwood]]
*[[Andy Harries]]
*[[Mary Harron]]
*[[James Ivory]]
*David Hinton
*[[Margy Kinmonth]]
*[[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]]
*Tony Knox
*[[Ken Loach]]
*[[Jeremy Marre]]
*[[Tony Palmer (director)|Tony Palmer]]
*[[MelissaKen RaimesRussell]]
*[[Susan Shaw]]
{{Div col end}}
*David Thomas
*[[Ken Russell]]
*[[Nigel Wattis]]
*[[Daniel Wiles]]
*[[Irshad Ashraf]]
 
== Podcast ==
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[[Benny Hill]] once parodied Bragg in a 1978 episode of ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' as Melvyn Dragg. The name of the show was also parodied, and it was called "The South Blank Show."
 
==Transmission==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Series
! rowspan="2"|Episodes
! colspan="2"|Broadcast date
! rowspan="2"|Network
|-
! First aired
! Last aired
|-
| 1
| 24
| {{Start date|1978|1|14|df=y}}
| {{End date|1978|7|22|df=y}}
| rowspan="33"|[[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| 2
| 24
| {{Start date|1978|11|26|df=y}}
| {{End date|1979|6|24|df=y}}
|-
| 3
| 19
| {{Start date|1979|12|2|df=y}}
| {{End date|1980|7|6|df=y}}
|-
| 4
| 26
| {{Start date|1980|11|9|df=y}}
| {{End date|1981|6|28|df=y}}
|-
| 5
| 27
| {{Start date|1981|11|1|df=y}}
| {{End date|1982|5|30|df=y}}
|-
| 6
| 26
| {{Start date|1982|10|17|df=y}}
| {{End date|1983|6|12|df=y}}
|-
| 7
| 23
| {{Start date|1983|10|16|df=y}}
| {{End date|1984|6|24|df=y}}
|-
| 8
| 26
| {{Start date|1984|10|7|df=y}}
| {{End date|1985|6|16|df=y}}
|-
| 9
| 24
| {{Start date|1985|10|6|df=y}}
| {{End date|1986|5|4|df=y}}
|-
| 10
| 26
| {{Start date|1986|10|5|df=y}}
| {{End date|1987|4|19|df=y}}
|-
| 11
| 25
| {{Start date|1987|10|4|df=y}}
| {{End date|1988|4|24|df=y}}
|-
| 12
| 24
| {{Start date|1988|9|25|df=y}}
| {{End date|1989|3|24|df=y}}
|-
| 13
| 25
| {{Start date|1989|9|17|df=y}}
| {{End date|1990|4|22|df=y}}
|-
| 14
| 23
| {{Start date|1990|9|2|df=y}}
| {{End date|1991|3|29|df=y}}
|-
| 15
| 25
| {{Start date|1991|9|15|df=y}}
| {{End date|1992|6|14|df=y}}
|-
| 16
| 25
| {{Start date|1992|10|4|df=y}}
| {{End date|1993|8|22|df=y}}
|-
| 17
| 26
| {{Start date|1993|9|12|df=y}}
| {{End date|1994|5|29|df=y}}
|-
| 18
| 22
| {{Start date|1994|9|18|df=y}}
| {{End date|1995|6|25|df=y}}
|-
| 19
| 20
| {{Start date|1995|9|10|df=y}}
| {{End date|1996|7|28|df=y}}
|-
| 20
| 21
| {{Start date|1996|9|15|df=y}}
| {{End date|1997|7|20|df=y}}
|-
| 21
| 22
| {{Start date|1997|10|5|df=y}}
| {{End date|1998|8|30|df=y}}
|-
| 22
| 16
| {{Start date|1998|11|8|df=y}}
| {{End date|1999|4|4|df=y}}
|-
| 23
| 21
| {{Start date|1999|9|26|df=y}}
| {{End date|2000|7|2|df=y}}
|-
| 24
| 25
| {{Start date|2000|10|1|df=y}}
| {{End date|2001|8|19|df=y}}
|-
| 25
| 19
| {{Start date|2001|10|7|df=y}}
| {{End date|2002|8|4|df=y}}
|-
| 26
| 26
| {{Start date|2002|10|13|df=y}}
| {{End date|2003|9|21|df=y}}
|-
| 27
| 13
| {{Start date|2003|10|19|df=y}}
| {{End date|2004|6|27|df=y}}
|-
| 28
| 22
| {{Start date|2004|8|22|df=y}}
| {{End date|2005|5|15|df=y}}
|-
| 29
| 19
| {{Start date|2005|8|7|df=y}}
| {{End date|2006|6|11|df=y}}
|-
| 30
| 25
| {{Start date|2006|9|10|df=y}}
| {{End date|2007|7|29|df=y}}
|-
| 31
| 19
| {{Start date|2007|9|2|df=y}}
| {{End date|2008|7|13|df=y}}
|-
| 32
| 15
| {{Start date|2008|9|13|df=y}}
| {{End date|2009|5|24|df=y}}
|-
| 33
| 21
| {{Start date|2009|9|14|df=y}}
| {{End date|2010|5|30|df=y}}
|-
| 34
| 4
| {{Start date|2012|5|28|df=y}}
| {{End date|2012|6|18|df=y}}
| rowspan="12"|[[Sky Arts]]
|-
| 35
| 6
| {{Start date|2013|4|18|df=y}}
| {{End date|2013|5|23|df=y}}
|-
| 36
| 6
| {{Start date|2014|5|22|df=y}}
| {{End date|2014|6|26|df=y}}
|-
| 37
| 6
| {{Start date|2015|2|24|df=y}}
| {{End date|2015|7|15|df=y}}
|-
| 38
| 6
| {{Start date|2016|6|10|df=y}}
| {{End date|2016|7|20|df=y}}
|-
| 39
| 6
| {{Start date|2017|7|17|df=y}}
| {{End date|2017|8|27|df=y}}
|-
| 40
| 6
| {{Start date|2018|11|7|df=y}}
| {{End date|2018|12|12|df=y}}
|-
| 41
| 4
| {{Start date|2019|5|5|df=y}}
| {{End date|2019|8|6|df=y}}
|-
| 42
| 4
| {{Start date|2020|11|20|df=y}}
| {{End date|2020|12|20|df=y}}
|-
| 43
| 4
| {{Start date|2021|6|24|df=y}}
| {{End date|2021|7|15|df=y}}
|-
| 44
| 4
| {{Start date|2022|7|13|df=y}}
| {{End date|2022|8|3|df=y}}
|-
| 45
| 5
| {{Start date|2023|7|5|df=y}}
| {{End date|2023|8|29|df=y}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Specials
|-
! Special
! Broadcast date
! Network
|-
| ''British Comedy Special''
| {{Start date|1994|11|14|df=y}}
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''30th Anniversary Special''
| {{Start date|2018|1|14|df=y}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Sky Arts]]
|-
| ''Vincent and Theo''
| {{Start date|2019|9|30|df=y}}
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Television series about art]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:British television series revived after cancellation]]
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