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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 Best Episodes of The South Bank Show Season 8

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    #1 - Alan Bennett

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    #2 - McCartney's Broad Street

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

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    #3 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

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    #4 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

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    #5 - Norman Nicholson

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    #6 - Joseph Heller

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    #7 - Mstislav Rostropovich

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    #8 - Max Wall

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    #9 - Alan Bleasdale

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    #10 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

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    #11 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

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    #12 - Marc Chagall

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    #13 - David Lean: a Life in Film

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

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    #15 - Little Richard

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    #16 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti

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    #17 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

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    #18 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

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    #19 - David Mamet

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    #20 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

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    #21 - The Cotton Club (night club)

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    #22 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

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    #23 - Francis Bacon

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

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Alan Bennett" is the best rated episode of "The South Bank Show" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/1984. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "McCartney's Broad Street".