The South Bank Show - Season 11

The South Bank Show - Season 11

Season 11

Network
DatesOct 4, 1987 - Apr 24, 1988
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Episodes

Maria Callas
Season 11Episode 160 min

Maria Callas

Oct 4, 1987
Toni Morrison
Season 11Episode 260 min

Toni Morrison

Oct 11, 1987
The Smiths
Season 11Episode 360 min

The Smiths

This documentary on The Smiths was filmed just days before the band went their separate ways in 1987. 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.
Oct 18, 1987
Andy Warhol
Season 11Episode 460 min

Andy Warhol

Oct 25, 1987
Frank Rich / Suzanne Vega
Season 11Episode 560 min

Frank Rich / Suzanne Vega

Nov 1, 1987
Sir Terence Conran
Season 11Episode 660 min

Sir Terence Conran

Nov 8, 1987
Gore Vidal
Season 11Episode 760 min

Gore Vidal

Nov 15, 1987
African music / Russian theatre
Season 11Episode 860 min

African music / Russian theatre

Nov 22, 1987
Sir George Solti
Season 11Episode 960 min

Sir George Solti

Nov 29, 1987
Eric Clapton
Season 11Episode 1060 min

Eric Clapton

Dec 6, 1987
Arts Review '87
Season 11Episode 1160 min

Arts Review '87

Dec 20, 1987
The Last Emperor (1988 film)
Season 11Episode 1260 min

The Last Emperor (1988 film)

Jan 17, 1988
Australian Aboriginies
Season 11Episode 1360 min

Australian Aboriginies

Jan 24, 1988
Boogie Woogie Music
Season 11Episode 1460 min

Boogie Woogie Music

Jan 31, 1988
The Golden Age of Television
Season 11Episode 1560 min

The Golden Age of Television

A lecture about television given at the British Film Institute.
Feb 14, 1988
George Barker
Season 11Episode 1660 min

George Barker

Feb 21, 1988
Jackson Pollack
Season 11Episode 1760 min

Jackson Pollack

Feb 28, 1988
Lenny Henry
Season 11Episode 1860 min

Lenny Henry

Mar 6, 1988
Peter Dickinson
Season 11Episode 1960 min

Peter Dickinson

Mar 13, 1988
A Day on The Grand Canal with the Emperor of China
Season 11Episode 2060 min

A Day on The Grand Canal with the Emperor of China

Mar 20, 1988
Nicuragua: Poets as Politicans
Season 11Episode 2160 min

Nicuragua: Poets as Politicans

Mar 27, 1988
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Season 11Episode 2260 min

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

Apr 2, 1988
Paul Bowles
Season 11Episode 2360 min

Paul Bowles

Apr 10, 1988
Doris Lessing
Season 11Episode 2460 min

Doris Lessing

Apr 17, 1988
Sir Peter Hall's last National Theatre production
Season 11Episode 2560 min

Sir Peter Hall's last National Theatre production

Apr 24, 1988

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