The South Bank Show - Production & Contact Info

The South Bank Show (1978–2023)
TV Series | 53 min | Documentary

The South Bank Show (1978–2023)

TV Series | 53 min | Documentary

ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.

Seasons

45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | … See all

Directors

Susan Shaw | Tony Knox | Nigel Wattis (directed by) | Aurora Gunn & 73 more

Writers

Melvyn Bragg (writer) (Edited and Presented by) | Jack Bond (writer) | Trevor Nunn (written by) | Nigel Wattis (written by) & 15 more

Producers

Susan Shaw (producer) | Tony Knox (producer) | Nigel Wattis (producer) (produced by) | Aurora Gunn (producer) & 59 more

Composers

Piers Faccini (music composed by) | Robert Folk | Wilfred Josephs | Ralph Vaughan Williams & 6 more

Cinematographers

Ghasem Ebrahimian (director of photography) | Jamie Hammond (lighting cameraman) (steadicam) | Phil Gries (segment) | Simon Fanthorpe & 36 more

Editors

Melvyn Bragg (edited by) | Gordon Mason | Stuart Davidson | Tony Webb (film editor) & 56 more

Casting

Stephanie Dawes | Lesley Weeks (casting director: London Weekend Television) | Janie Frazer

Production Design

James Dillon | Michael Turney (design) | Andrew Drummond | Trevor Haines (graphic designer) & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 1978

Release date (First episode)

Jan 14, 1978 (United Kingdom)

Awards

23 wins & 57 nominations

Contacts

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50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Melvyn Bragg Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Self - presenter and interviewer / Self - Narrator Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Self - presenter and interviewer / Self - Narrator See fewer	393	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Ian McKellen Self - Contributor / Self - School Mistress / Self - Witch Self - Contributor / Self - School Mistress / Self - Witch See fewer	10	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
David Hockney Self Self See fewer	7	Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Anthony Hopkins Self - Lear / Self - Othello / Self - Co-Star in 'Bram Stroker's Dracula' Self - Lear / Self - Othello / Self - Co-Star in 'Bram Stroker's Dracula' See fewer	6	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Alan Bennett Self - playwright Self - playwright See fewer	6	The Lady in the Van (2015)
David Hare Self Self See fewer	5	The Hours (2002)
John Mills Self - Pip (clip from Great Expectations (1946)) / Self - Presenter, Cinema Award Self - Pip (clip from Great Expectations (1946)) / Self - Presenter, Cinema Award See fewer	5	Great Expectations (1946)
Lenny Henry Self Self See fewer	5	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Peter Hall Self Self See fewer	5	Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
John Lloyd Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	5	Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Harold Pinter Self Self See fewer	5	Mansfield Park (1999)
Ian McEwan Self Self See fewer	5	Atonement (2007)
Victoria Wood Self / Self - Various Characters Self / Self - Various Characters See fewer	5	Housewife, 49 (2005)
Diana Rigg Self Self See fewer	4	Last Night in Soho (2021)
Jane Glover Self Self See fewer	4	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Trevor Nunn Self Self See fewer	4	Twelfth Night (1996)
Laurence Olivier Self - Othello / Self - Hamlet Self - Othello / Self - Hamlet See fewer	4	Rebecca (1940)
Ken Russell Self Self See fewer	4	The Devils (1971)
Stephen Fry Self Self See fewer	4	Gosford Park (2001)
John Lennon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	4	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Jimmy McGovern Self Self See fewer	4	The Street (2006)
Jonathan Miller Self Self See fewer	4	Cosi Fan Tutte (1986)
John Osborne Self - Playwright Self - Playwright See fewer	4	Tom Jones (1963)
Judi Dench Self Self See fewer	4	Skyfall (2012)
Rob Brydon Self Self See fewer	4	The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Billy Connolly Self Self See fewer	4	Brave (2012)
Andrew Lloyd Webber Self Self See fewer	4	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Julian Lloyd Webber Self - Cellist Self - Cellist See fewer	4	Neruda (2016)
Beryl Bainbridge Self - Presenter, Literature Award Self - Presenter, Literature Award See fewer	4	Rookery Nook (1953)
Paul McCartney Self Self See fewer	4	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Alan Howard Self Self See fewer	3	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
David Suchet Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	3	Executive Decision (1996)
Steven Spielberg Self Self See fewer	3	Schindler's List (1993)
David Puttnam Self Self See fewer	3	Chariots of Fire (1981)
John Gielgud Self - Narrator / Self - Actor / Self - Hamlet (clip from 1944 stage production) Self - Narrator / Self - Actor / Self - Hamlet (clip from 1944 stage production) See fewer	3	Arthur (1981)
Richard Attenborough Self Self See fewer	3	Jurassic Park (1993)
Germaine Greer Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	3	Extras (2005)
Mick Jagger Self Self See fewer	3	Alfie (2004)
Camille Paglia Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	3	The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Steve Coogan Self - Presenter, Comedy Award Self - Presenter, Comedy Award See fewer	3	Philomena (2013)
Derek Malcolm Self - Film Critic, The Guardian Self - Film Critic, The Guardian See fewer	3	This Week (1956)
Paul Abbott Self Self See fewer	3	Shameless (2011)
Fay Weldon Self Self See fewer	3	She-Devil (1989)
George Martin Self Self See fewer	3	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
David Lean Self Self See fewer	3	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Eric Clapton Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	3	Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
William Goldman Self Self See fewer	3	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Simon Russell Beale Self - Narrator / Self - King Lear / Self - Contributor Self - Narrator / Self - King Lear / Self - Contributor See fewer	3	The Death of Stalin (2017)
Stephen Sondheim Self - Composer, Sweeney Todd Self - Composer, Sweeney Todd See fewer	3	Dick Tracy (1990)
P.D. James Self Self See fewer	3	Children of Men (2006)