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#1 - Gillian Anderson
S42:E111/22/2020
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9.4/10(30 votes)
#2 - Ian McKellen
S27:E136/29/2004
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9.2/10(5 votes)
#3 - Malcolm Arnold (1)
S28:E49/26/2004
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9.0/10(30 votes)
#4 - David Lean: a Life in Film
S8:E152/17/1985
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8.8/10(11 votes)
#5 - Dusty Springfield
S30:E54/9/2006
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8.5/10(20 votes)
#6 - Cecilia Bartoli
S15:E1611/28/1999
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#7 - George Formby
S16:E611/8/1992
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8.4/10(11 votes)
#8 - Peter Gabriel
S6:E310/31/1982
Cameras follow Peter Gabriel during the recording of his fourth solo album.
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8.4/10(28 votes)
#9 - Douglas Adams
S15:E131/5/1992
Interviews with Douglas Adams Some parts of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency are filmed as link items, including the Electric Monk.
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8.3/10(29 votes)
#10 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
S7:E144/8/1984
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8.3/10(7 votes)
#11 - Iggy Pop
S28:E912/5/2004
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8.2/10(29 votes)
#12 - Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year
S9:E310/20/1985
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8.2/10(12 votes)
#13 - The Smiths
S11:E310/18/1987
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.
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8.2/10(5 votes)
#14 - George R.R. Martin
S37:E16/10/2015
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8.0/10(21 votes)
#15 - Michael Powell
S10:E410/26/1986
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8.0/10(6 votes)
#16 - Vivienne Westwood
S13:E234/8/1990
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7.9/10(8 votes)
#17 - George Michael
S14:E19/2/1990
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7.8/10(111 votes)
#18 - Ken Russell's View of The Planets
S6:E266/12/1983
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7.8/10(25 votes)
#19 - The Golden Age of Television
S11:E152/14/1988
A lecture about television given at the British Film Institute.
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7.8/10(11 votes)
#20 - Michael Collins
S20:E610/27/1996
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7.8/10(11 votes)
#21 - John Lennon's Jukebox
S27:E73/14/2004
Original Air Date—14 March 2004 In the mid-1960s, John Lennon bought a portable jukebox and stocked it with 40 of his favorite 45-rpm records. This documentary showcases those songs and uses them to explore Lennon's musical tastes and influences. Featured are interviews with many of the artists whose songs were in Lennon's jukebox.
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7.8/10(5 votes)
#22 - George Michael: I'm Your Man
S30:E911/17/2006
Melvyn Bragg interviews George Michael regarding Michael's return to touring on the "25 Live" tour, as well as George Michael performs in the studio rehearsing songs for the tour.
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7.6/10(8 votes)
#23 - Talking Heads
S3:E412/23/1979
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7.6/10(11 votes)
#24 - Velvet Underground
S9:E234/27/1986
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.
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7.6/10(6 votes)
#25 - Sting
S19:E124/14/1996
This report brings you back in 1996, when Sting records "Mercury falling". You will see Sting in his home of lake house, talking about the writting process, see him recording the varied tracks of the album and heard them as working versions... a superb moment...
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The Best Episodes of The South Bank Show

The Best Episodes of The South Bank Show

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#1 - Gillian Anderson

#2 - Ian McKellen

#3 - Malcolm Arnold (1)

#4 - David Lean: a Life in Film

#5 - Dusty Springfield

#6 - Cecilia Bartoli

The 20 WORST Episodes of The South Bank Show

#7 - George Formby

#8 - Peter Gabriel

#9 - Douglas Adams

#10 - Ralph Vaughan Williams

#11 - Iggy Pop

#12 - Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year

#13 - The Smiths

#14 - George R.R. Martin

#15 - Michael Powell

#16 - Vivienne Westwood

#17 - George Michael

#18 - Ken Russell's View of The Planets

#19 - The Golden Age of Television

#20 - Michael Collins

#21 - John Lennon's Jukebox

#22 - George Michael: I'm Your Man

#23 - Talking Heads

#24 - Velvet Underground

#25 - Sting

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