The South Bank Show is an award-winning television arts magazine show, made by London Weekend Television, presented by Melvyn Bragg, broadcast on ITV and seen in over 60 countries Worldwide — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. Melvyn Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is a British author and broadcaster The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Melvyn Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is a British author and broadcaster Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.

History

It first aired on 14 January 1978, with a show about Germaine Greer, Gerald Scarfe and Paul McCartney. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939 is an Australian born Writer, Academic, Journalist and Scholar of early modern English literature Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE (born 1 June, 1936 in St John's Wood, London) is an English Cartoonist and Illustrator Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, It is now the longest continuously running arts programme on UK television, and the third longest-running series of any kind on ITV (after Coronation Street and Emmerdale). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989 is a British Soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972

From the beginning the series intention was to mix so-called high art with popular culture. For the general use of the term see High culture High Art (1998 is an independent movie directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — This has remained, and the programme has always focused predominantly on art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Awards

It has been awarded more than 110 awards (including 12 BAFTAs, 6 Emmys, 5 Prix Italia and 4 RTS Awards). The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards The Prix Italia is a national Italian television film and broadcasting Award. The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of Even Pat Gavin's animated title sequences have won 2 BAFTAs. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals

Subjects

There have been many subjects of the show including:

• Paul McCartney in 1978
• Ken Dodd in 1978
• Francis Ford Coppola in 1979
• Arthur Miller in 1980
• Sir Laurence Olivier in 1982
• Gene Hackman in 1983
• Oscar Peterson in 1984
• Sir Alec Guinness in 1985
• Francis Bacon in 1985
• John Cleese in 1986
• Eric Clapton in 1987
• The Smiths in 1987
• Robert Redford in 1989
• Pet Shop Boys in 1990
• Anthony Hopkins in 1992
• Elaine Paige in 1996
• Sir John Mills in 1996
• Bee Gees in 1997
• Blur in 1999
• Juan Diego Florez in 2000
• Ewan McGregor in 2003
• Sir Malcolm Arnold in 2004
• Dusty Springfield in 2006
• Jarvis Cocker in 2007
• Victoria Wood in 2007
• June Whitfield in 2007
• Annie Lennox in 2007
• Eric Clapton in 2007
• The Nutcracker (ballet) in 2007
• Nick Park in 2007
• Liza Minnelli in 2008

Directors

Sir David Lean once said, "The best directors in Britain are working on The South Bank Show. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born November 8, 1927) is a veteran English Comedian and Singer Songwriter, famous Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. Francis Bacon' (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992 was an Irish-born British figurative painter. John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Elaine Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff born 5 March 1948 is an English Singer and actress, best known for her work in Musical theatre Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Juan Diego Flórez (born January 13, 1973 in Lima, Peru Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006 was an English Composer and symphonist. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963 is an English musician best known for fronting the band Pulp. Victoria Wood CBE (born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award winning English Comedian June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE (born 11 November 1925 is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in Radio Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик Shchelkunchik) Op 71 is a Fairy tale - Ballet in two acts three scenes by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Nicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park CBE (b 6 December 1958 is a four-time Academy Award -winning English filmmaker of Stop motion Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer " Directors who have made editions of the programme include:

• Kim Evans
• Andy Harries
• Mary Harron
• Tony Knox
• Ken Loach
• Ken Russell
• Jeremy Marre
• James Ivory
• Sebastian Doggart
• Tony Palmer

Theme music and visuals

The iconic image of the Hand of God giving life to Adam, used since the series' inception. Andrew Harries (born 7 April 1954 is a British television and Film producer. Mary Harron (born January 12 1953) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter most well known for her films I Shot Andy Warhol Kenneth Loach (born 17 June 1936) known as Ken Loach, is an English television and Film director. Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born 3 July 1927 is an English Film director. Jeremy Marre is a Television director, writer and producer who founded Harcourt Films and has worked extensively around the world James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American Film director, best known for the results of his long Collaboration Sebastian Doggart (b 6 April, 1970 London England) is an Emmy-nominated producer, director Writer, Translator Tony Palmer is an award-winning British Film director and author

The famous theme music is taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Variations composed in 1977 for his brother, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Variations is a Classical / Rock fusion album by Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Lloyd Webber were always very close Julian Lloyd Webber (born April 14 1951) is one of the world's most renowned solo cellists This is based on the theme from Paganini's "24th Caprice". Niccolò Paganini ( October 27, 1782 &ndash The brand image of the programme is an animated version of a detail from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling painting, specifically the image of the Hand of God giving life to Adam. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. See also Adam and Eve Adam ( Hebrew: אָדָם was according to a literal interpretation of Genesis, the first man created by It shows the two hands meeting, generating a lightning bolt. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or

Parody

The comedy series Dead Ringers often parodies The South Bank Show. Dead Ringers was a UK Radio and Television Comedy impressions show which first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and It does this in a series of sketches called South Bank, a cross between The South Bank Show and the American cartoon South Park, set in the South Bank of London. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central The South Bank is the area in London on the southern bank of the River Thames near Waterloo station that houses a number of important London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In these sketches, Melvyn Bragg is Stan Marsh, Alan Yentob is Kyle Broflovski, Mark Lawson is Eric Cartman and Kenneth Branagh is Kenny McCormick. Stanley "Stan" Marsh is a Fictional character in the Animated television series South Park. Alan Yentob (born 11 March 1947 is a British Television executive Kyle Broflovski (portrayed as 'Brovlofski' on a sign at his dad's office in the season 4 episode Chef Goes Nanners) is a Fictional character in the Emmy Mark Gerard Lawson (born April 11, 1962) is an English journalist broadcaster and author Eric Theodore Cartman,commonly referred to by his Family name, Cartman, is one of the four main Fictional characters in the animated series Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor Kenny McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the four central Fictional characters of the Animated series South Park, the

Harry Enfield's TV film Norbert Smith - a Life is a parody edition of the South Bank Show. Harry Enfield (born 30 May, 1961 in Sussex, England) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer Norbert Smith – a Life was a spoof TV documentary film (a " Mockumentary " charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith

Podcast

From 18 September 2006, ITV have begun releasing a podcast of the interviews from the show, including extra material that isn't broadcast. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download There are plans to release past interviews as part of the podcast as well. ^[1]

References

External links

• The South Bank Show at itv.com
• Complete list of subjects from epguides.com
• The South Bank Show at the Internet Movie Database
• Variations performance by Julian Lloyd Webber and Colosseum II

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