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The Best Episodes of The South Bank Show Season 9

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Every episode of The South Bank Show Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The South Bank Show Season 9!

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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  • Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year
    8.2/10(29)
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    #1 - Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year

    Season 9 Episode 3

    Aired 10/20/1985

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  • Velvet Underground
    7.6/10(11)
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    #2 - Velvet Underground

    Season 9 Episode 23

    Aired 4/27/1986

    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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  • Sir Alec Guinness
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    #3 - Sir Alec Guinness

    Season 9 Episode 1

    Aired 10/6/1985

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  • Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor
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    #4 - Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor

    Season 9 Episode 2

    Aired 10/13/1985

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  • Theatre of Comedy workshop
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    #5 - Theatre of Comedy workshop

    Season 9 Episode 4

    Aired 10/27/1985

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  • Pete Townshend: After the Fire
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    #6 - Pete Townshend: After the Fire

    Season 9 Episode 5

    Aired 11/3/1985

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  • Sir Stephen Spender
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    #7 - Sir Stephen Spender

    Season 9 Episode 6

    Aired 11/10/1985

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  • Marguerite Duras
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    #8 - Marguerite Duras

    Season 9 Episode 7

    Aired 11/17/1985

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  • Karole Armitage
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    #9 - Karole Armitage

    Season 9 Episode 8

    Aired 11/24/1985

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  • Peter Shaffer
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    #10 - Peter Shaffer

    Season 9 Episode 9

    Aired 12/1/1985

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  • John Cleese
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    #11 - John Cleese

    Season 9 Episode 10

    Aired 1/12/1986

    Cleese was silently scripting A Fish Called Wanda at the time this interview was filmed. It is not mentioned in this program. What is mentioned is Cleese's spectrum of work from sketch comedy to industrial training films to therapeutical books. Video clips include sequences from Cleese's classics: At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Fawlty Towers.

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  • Vladimir Ashkenazy
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    #12 - Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Season 9 Episode 11

    Aired 1/19/1986

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  • Paul Schrader
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    #13 - Paul Schrader

    Season 9 Episode 12

    Aired 1/26/1986

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  • Purcell's Dido and Aenaes
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    #14 - Purcell's Dido and Aenaes

    Season 9 Episode 13

    Aired 2/2/1986

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  • Patrick Heron
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    #15 - Patrick Heron

    Season 9 Episode 14

    Aired 2/9/1986

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  • Blue Note Records
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    #16 - Blue Note Records

    Season 9 Episode 15

    Aired 2/16/1986

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  • Michala Petri
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    #17 - Michala Petri

    Season 9 Episode 16

    Aired 2/23/1986

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  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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    #18 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

    Season 9 Episode 17

    Aired 3/2/1986

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  • Absolute Beginners (film)
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    #19 - Absolute Beginners (film)

    Season 9 Episode 18

    Aired 3/9/1986

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  • Arthur Boyd
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    #20 - Arthur Boyd

    Season 9 Episode 19

    Aired 3/23/1986

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  • Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical
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    #21 - Hal Prince: Rethinking the Musical

    Season 9 Episode 20

    Aired 4/6/1986

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  • British Soap Operas
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    #22 - British Soap Operas

    Season 9 Episode 21

    Aired 4/13/1986

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  • Hull Truck Theatre Company
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    #23 - Hull Truck Theatre Company

    Season 9 Episode 22

    Aired 4/20/1986

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  • Al Jolson
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    #24 - Al Jolson

    Season 9 Episode 24

    Aired 5/4/1986

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Ian McKellen, Diary of a Year" is the best rated episode of "The South Bank Show" season 9. It scored 8.2/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/20/1985. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Velvet Underground".