Melvyn Bragg
Director
The South Bank Show (1978)
Specials
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 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
Released Jan. 14, 1978
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Talk, Talk Show
Keywords: imdb.informal, imdb.interview, imdb.discussion, imdb.four-word-title, imdb.cardinal-direction-in-title, tmdb.arts-and-culture, tmdb.talk-show, tmdb.popular-culture
Production Companies: LWT
Network: Sky Arts
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - David Hockney Joiner Photographs
During the early 1980s, David Hockney focused on a new technique for creating photographic collages, which he termed 'joiners'. These works involve assembling scores of photos of the same subject taken from different angles in a single session. Hockney's aim was to inject a visible element of time into photographic images, which normally represent only 'frozen moments'. To illustrate his approach, a special project was devised for this film, and Hockney is shown at his Los Angeles studio creating the 'joiner' later titled Fredda bringing Ann and me a Cup of Tea. Through his exploration of this new method, Hockney illuminates his underlying attitudes to the nature of visual representation. This film adds a further dimension by looking at the influence of photographs on Hockney's paintings and graphic works throughout his career. Hockney places his own experiments in a wide perspective, highlighting the interaction between an artist's creativity and chosen medium.
Nov. 13, 1983, midnight
S0E2 - British Comedy Special
Nov. 14, 1994, midnight
S0E3 - 40th Anniversary Special
Jan. 14, 2018, midnight
S0E4 - Vincent and Theo
Sept. 30, 2019, midnight
Sky Arts
60 min/ep
60 min
Jan. 14, 1978
Aug. 29, 2023, midnight
Ended
NR
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