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The Best Episodes of The South Bank Show Season 8

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Every episode of The South Bank Show Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The South Bank Show Season 8!

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky...
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  • David Lean: a Life in Film
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    #1 - David Lean: a Life in Film

    Season 8 Episode 15

    Aired 2/17/1985

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  • Alan Bennett
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    #2 - Alan Bennett

    Season 8 Episode 1

    Aired 10/7/1984

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  • McCartney's Broad Street
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    #3 - McCartney's Broad Street

    Season 8 Episode 2

    Aired 10/14/1984

    Behind the scenes look at the making of Paul McCartney's 1984 movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.

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  • The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)
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    #4 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

    Season 8 Episode 3

    Aired 10/21/1984

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  • Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
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    #5 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 10/28/1984

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  • Norman Nicholson
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    #6 - Norman Nicholson

    Season 8 Episode 5

    Aired 11/4/1984

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  • Joseph Heller
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    #7 - Joseph Heller

    Season 8 Episode 6

    Aired 11/11/1984

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  • Mstislav Rostropovich
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    #8 - Mstislav Rostropovich

    Season 8 Episode 7

    Aired 11/18/1984

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  • Max Wall
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    #9 - Max Wall

    Season 8 Episode 8

    Aired 11/25/1984

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  • Alan Bleasdale
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    #10 - Alan Bleasdale

    Season 8 Episode 10

    Aired 1/13/1985

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  • Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence
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    #11 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

    Season 8 Episode 11

    Aired 1/20/1985

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  • Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex
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    #12 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

    Season 8 Episode 13

    Aired 2/3/1985

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  • Marc Chagall
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    #13 - Marc Chagall

    Season 8 Episode 14

    Aired 2/10/1985

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  • Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
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    #14 - Simon Rattle / finale of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

    Season 8 Episode 16

    Aired 2/24/1985

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  • Little Richard
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    #15 - Little Richard

    Season 8 Episode 17

    Aired 3/3/1985

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  • George Malcolm on Scarlatti
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    #16 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti

    Season 8 Episode 18

    Aired 3/10/1985

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  • Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company
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    #17 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

    Season 8 Episode 19

    Aired 3/17/1985

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  • Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg
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    #18 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

    Season 8 Episode 20

    Aired 3/31/1985

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  • David Mamet
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    #19 - David Mamet

    Season 8 Episode 21

    Aired 3/24/1985

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  • Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
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    #20 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

    Season 8 Episode 22

    Aired 4/5/1985

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  • The Cotton Club (night club)
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    #21 - The Cotton Club (night club)

    Season 8 Episode 23

    Aired 5/26/1985

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  • Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)
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    #22 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

    Season 8 Episode 24

    Aired 6/2/1985

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  • Francis Bacon
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    #23 - Francis Bacon

    Season 8 Episode 25

    Aired 6/9/1985

    As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.

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  • George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century
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    #24 - George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

    Season 8 Episode 26

    Aired 6/16/1985

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"David Lean: a Life in Film" is the best rated episode of "The South Bank Show" season 8. It scored 9.2/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/17/1985. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Alan Bennett".