The South Bank Show - Season 39 / Year 2018

Season 39 / Year 2018

Episodes

Tracey Ullman
Melvyn Bragg returns with a new series of The South Bank Show, meeting more leading lights of the arts world, starting with comedian Tracey Ullman.

Beverley Knight
Melvyn Bragg talks to Beverley Knight. Regarded as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, she was awarded an MBE in 2006 for services to music.

Danielle de Niese
Melvyn Bragg meets Danielle de Niese, the opera star who has won worldwide acclaim as a prolific recording artist, TV personality and philanthropist.

Sonia Friedman
Melvyn Bragg talks to Sonia Friedman, the renowned theatre producer responsible for some of the most successful productions in West End and on Broadway.

Gail Rebuck
Melvyn Bragg talks to Gail Rebuck. As one of the most influential figures in British publishing she was awarded a CBE in 2000 and made a Dame in 2009.

Andria Zafirakou
Melvyn Bragg talks to Andria Zafirakou, a teacher at Alperton Community School and the 2018 Global Teacher Prize winner, about why the arts matter.
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