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The South Bank Show•Season 7•Episode 17

Ed McBain

May 6, 198460 min
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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Sir Ernst Gombrich

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Michael Frayn

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Ed McBain

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David Bintley: New Ballet at Sadler's Wells

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Stephen Sondheim

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Elisabeth Vellacott / DeCocoa, Hot Chocolate

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adaptation of Ivy Compton Burnett's Elders and Betters

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Kipling (one-man play with Alec McGowen)

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Anthony Caro

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Episode Summary

"Ed McBain" is episode 17 of The South Bank Show season 7. It aired on May 6, 1984.

Next: E18 · David Bintley: New Ballet at Sadler's WellsBest of Season 7

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