The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show, made by London Weekend Television. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, it was broadcast on ITV from 1978 until 2010 when it was cancelled and has since been revived by Sky Arts in 2012. Seen in over 60 countries worldwide including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA, its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | July 1980 | December 2004 | 5 |
| Season 1 | January 1978 | July 1978 | 25 |
| Season 2 | November 1978 | June 1979 | 24 |
| Season 3 | December 1979 | July 1980 | 19 |
| Season 4 | November 1980 | June 1981 | 26 |
| Season 5 | November 1981 | May 1982 | 27 |
| Season 6 | October 1982 | June 1983 | 26 |
| Season 7 | October 1983 | June 1984 | 24 |
| Season 8 | October 1984 | June 1985 | 26 |
| Season 9 | October 1985 | May 1986 | 24 |
| Season 10 | October 1986 | April 1987 | 26 |
| Season 11 | October 1987 | April 1988 | 25 |
| Season 12 | October 1988 | March 1989 | 25 |
| Season 13 | September 1989 | April 1990 | 26 |
| Season 14 | September 1990 | February 1991 | 23 |
| Season 15 | October 1991 | June 1992 | 25 |
| Season 16 | October 1992 | August 1993 | 25 |
| Season 17 | January 1993 | April 1994 | 25 |
| Season 18 | September 1994 | November 1994 | 23 |
| Season 19 | November 1995 | April 1996 | 20 |
| Season 20 | 21 | ||
| Season 21 | November 1997 | 22 | |
| Season 22 | December 1998 | 16 | |
| Season 23 | September 1999 | 21 | |
| Season 24 | 25 | ||
| Season 25 | 19 | ||
| Season 26 | 25 | ||
| Season 27 | February 2004 | June 2004 | 13 |
| Season 28 | December 2004 | September 2005 | 23 |
| Season 29 | October 2005 | February 2006 | 6 |
| Season 30 | April 2006 | July 2007 | 16 |
| Season 31 | September 2006 | May 2008 | 10 |
| Season 32 | November 2007 | September 2009 | 8 |
| Season 33 | July 2008 | 1 | |
| Season 34 | September 2008 | October 2008 | 4 |
| Season 35 | February 2009 | April 2009 | 2 |
| Season 36 | September 2009 | January 2010 | 8 |
| Season 37 | March 2010 | May 2010 | 10 |
| Season 38 | May 2012 | June 2012 | 4 |
| Season 39 | April 2013 | May 2013 | 6 |
| Season 40 | May 2014 | June 2014 | 6 |
| Season 41 | February 2015 | July 2015 | 6 |
| Season 42 | 6 | ||
| Season 43 | July 2017 | August 2017 | 6 |
| Season 44 | 6 | ||
| Season 45 | May 2019 | August 2019 | 4 |
| Season 46 | November 2020 | December 2020 | 4 |
| Season 47 | June 2021 | July 2021 | 5 |
| Season 48 | July 2022 | August 2022 | 4 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 776 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 776 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvyn Bragg | 6 | 12/06/2009 - 06/05/2014 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Benson | 3 | 04/29/1979 - 04/25/2010 | |
| Daniel Wiles | 2 | 12/05/1993 - 01/31/2010 | |
| Ken Russell | 1 | 10/15/1989 | |
| James Norton | 1 | 06/05/2014 | |
| Alison Jackson, Melvyn Bragg | 1 | 10/04/2009 | |
| Jill Freeman | 1 | 01/20/1985 | |
| Matt Cain | 1 | 12/06/2009 | |
| Jack Bond | 1 | 11/14/1982 | |
| Don Featherstone | 1 | 11/13/1983 | |
| Melissa Raimes | 1 | 11/05/1995 | |
| Andrew Snell | 1 | 06/08/1980 | |
| Irshad Ashraf | 1 | 11/15/2009 | |
| Aurora Gunn | 1 | 02/19/2006 | |
| Chris Hunt | 1 | 10/07/1990 | |
| John Mapplebeck | 1 | 10/18/2009 | |
| Victoria Wimpenny | 1 | 09/20/2009 | |
| Kim Evans | 1 | 10/25/1987 | |
| Bob Bee | 1 | 04/18/2010 |
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