The South Bank Show - Season 9

The South Bank Show - Season 9

Season 9

Network
DatesOct 6, 1985 - May 4, 1986
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Episodes

Sir Alec Guinness
Season 9Episode 160 min

Sir Alec Guinness

Oct 6, 1985
Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor
Season 9Episode 260 min

Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor

Oct 13, 1985
Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year
Season 9Episode 360 min

Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year

Oct 20, 1985
Theatre of Comedy workshop
Season 9Episode 460 min

Theatre of Comedy workshop

Oct 27, 1985
Pete Townshend: After the Fire
Season 9Episode 560 min

Pete Townshend: After the Fire

Nov 3, 1985
Sir Stephen Spender
Season 9Episode 660 min

Sir Stephen Spender

Nov 10, 1985
Marguerite Duras
Season 9Episode 760 min

Marguerite Duras

Nov 17, 1985
Karole Armitage
Season 9Episode 860 min

Karole Armitage

Nov 24, 1985
Peter Shaffer
Season 9Episode 960 min

Peter Shaffer

Dec 1, 1985
John Cleese
Season 9Episode 1060 min

John Cleese

Cleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sketch comedy to industrial training films to therapeutical books. Video clips include sequences from Cleese's classics: At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Fawlty Towers.
Jan 12, 1986
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Season 9Episode 1160 min

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Jan 19, 1986
Paul Schrader
Season 9Episode 1260 min

Paul Schrader

Jan 26, 1986
Purcell's Dido and Aenaes
Season 9Episode 1360 min

Purcell's Dido and Aenaes

Feb 2, 1986
Patrick Heron
Season 9Episode 1460 min

Patrick Heron

Feb 9, 1986
Blue Note Records
Season 9Episode 1560 min

Blue Note Records

Feb 16, 1986
Michala Petri
Season 9Episode 1660 min

Michala Petri

Feb 23, 1986
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Season 9Episode 1760 min

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Mar 2, 1986
Absolute Beginners (film)
Season 9Episode 1860 min

Absolute Beginners (film)

Mar 9, 1986
Arthur Boyd
Season 9Episode 1960 min

Arthur Boyd

Mar 23, 1986
Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical
Season 9Episode 2060 min

Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical

Apr 6, 1986
British Soap Operas
Season 9Episode 2160 min

British Soap Operas

Apr 13, 1986
Hull Truck Theatre Company
Season 9Episode 2260 min

Hull Truck Theatre Company

Apr 20, 1986
Velvet Underground
Season 9Episode 2360 min

Velvet Underground

The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.
Apr 27, 1986
Al Jolson
Season 9Episode 2460 min

Al Jolson

May 4, 1986

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