The South Bank Show - Season 2

Season 2
Episodes

Tom Stoppard

Grace Under Pressure (Anthony Burgess on Hemingway)

Woody Allen

Anatomy of an Opera: Jonathan Miller's Figaro

Rhythm of Resistance (South African music)

Harmony of the Spheres (Neil Ardley)

Circus Clowns/Schubert recital by Richter

Royal Shakespeare Company on tour

Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) / John McLaughlin, a Musical Journey

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith / Edward Gorey / Gunter Grass

Michael Cimino / Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears

Gordon Williams, Alan Sharp, Eddie Boyd

Derek Boshier / Ingrid Bergman, Ingmar Bergman

Neil Simon

Beryl Cook / Cloud Nine rehearsals

Graham Sutherland

Darryl Way / Howard Brenton

The Europeans (film) / Joseph Heller

Asian Arts festival

Billy Connolly

Jessye Norman

Rough Trade (record label) / Allen Jones

Scum (film) / Keith Jarrett

Michael Tippett (90 min.)
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