'''''The South Bank Show''''' is a British [[television]] arts magazine show. It wasseries 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]]. from27 May 2012.<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.