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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

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from...

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  1. Background image for Alan Bennett
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    #1 - Alan Bennett

    S8:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for McCartney's Broad Street
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    #2 - McCartney's Broad Street

    S8:E2

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Forming of the Phoenix (Phoenix Dance Company)

    S8:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

    S8:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Norman Nicholson

    S8:E5

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    #6 - Joseph Heller

    S8:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  7. Background image for Mstislav Rostropovich
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    #7 - Mstislav Rostropovich

    S8:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - Max Wall

    S8:E8

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    #9 - Alan Bleasdale

    S8:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Anthony Burgess on D.H. Lawrence

    S8:E11

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    #11 - Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

    S8:E13

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    #12 - Marc Chagall

    S8:E14

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  13. Background image for David Lean: a Life in Film
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    #13 - David Lean: a Life in Film

    S8:E15

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

    S8:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Little Richard

    S8:E17

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    #16 - George Malcolm on Scarlatti

    S8:E18

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    #17 - Silent Partners: Second Stride Dance Company

    S8:E19

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    #18 - Michael Crawford/Billy Bragg

    S8:E20

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    #19 - David Mamet

    S8:E21

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  20. Background image for Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith
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    #20 - Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith

    S8:E22

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    #21 - The Cotton Club (night club)

    S8:E23

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    #22 - Prez (jazz opera about Lester Young)

    S8:E24

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    #23 - Francis Bacon

    S8:E25

    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. Background image for 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

    S8:E26

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Alan Bennett" is the best rated episode of "The South Bank Show" season 8. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/1984. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "McCartney's Broad Street".