The South Bank Show

S38 E01 · 2016-06-15 · 60 min

Sly & Robbie

S38 E02 · 2016-06-22 · 60 min

Joyce DiDonato

S38 E03 · 2016-06-29 · 60 min

Russell T Davies

S38 E04 · 2016-07-06 · 60 min

Ballet Black

S38 E05 · 2016-07-13

Benedict Cumberbach's 'Hamlet'

S38 E06 · 2016-07-20

Jackie Kay

S39 E01 · 2017-07-19 · 60 min

Amma Asante

Bragg meets award-winning writer and director Amma Asante on the set of her latest film, Where Hands Touch, to find out more about the inspirational filmmaker.

S39 E02 · 2017-07-26

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Bragg meets Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard to discuss his life and work, including his six-volume Min Kamp series of autobiographical novels.

S39 E03 · 2017-08-02

Sally Wainwright

Bragg meets Sally Wainwright, one of the UK's most revered TV writers who has won BAFTA awards for her dramas Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley.

S39 E04 · 2017-08-09

Benjamin Clementine

Bragg meets Benjamin Clementine to discuss his roller-coaster ride from busking in Paris to becoming a world-renowned singer-songwriter.

S39 E05 · 2017-08-16

Obsession: Jude Law & Ivo Van Hove

Bragg talks to double Oscar nominee Jude Law and director Ivo van Hove about their production of Obsession at London's Barbican.

S39 E06 · 2017-08-23

Yinka Shonibare

S40 E01 · 2018-11-07

Tracey Ullman

In a new series of his arts show, Bragg features five inspiring women, starting with comedienne Tracey Ullman. The documentary looks at Ullman's role as one of the most important women in the history of British comedy.

S40 E02 · 2018-11-14

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight has sold over a million albums in the UK in a career spanning two decades and is widely considered to be one of the UK's most successful singers. Since her initial success in the 90s, Beverley has recently branched into musical theatre, with roles in productions such as Cats. and The Bodyguard, she has scored major hits with singles Made It Back, Greatest Day and Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda. Melvyn joins her working on new material with Guy Chambers and the upcoming hip-hop musical Sylvia at The Old Vic. This South Bank Show explores her experiences of racism growing up in Wolverhampton as the child of Windrush parents and her first steps in the music industry, inspired partly by a chance childhood meeting with 80s soul star Jaki Graham.

S40 E03 · 2018-11-21

Danielle de Niese

S40 E04 · 2018-11-28

Sonia Friedman

Sonia Friedman is a multi-award winning theatre producer who, in the past 20 years, has been unrivaled in her success of bringing new work to the West End with productions such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, and Jerusalem to name but a few. Born in London into an extraordinarily creative family, Sonia began working in the theatre in her teens. By her early 20s, she was already producing national tours and by the middle of the 90s she had broken into the West End. Melvyn follows Sonia from her sell-out production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London to Broadway. They examine the shows that worked - and ones that didn't - as well as the risks of bringing new work to the West End.

S40 E05 · 2018-12-05

Gail Rebuck

Gail Rebuck has been the most powerful woman in British publishing for three decades, holding the posts of Chief Executive and Chair of Random House UK for 22 years. A trailblazer for women in British publishing, she was not yet 30 when she was invited to become a founding director of Century Publishing. Noted not just for her commercial flair, she has also nurtured the careers of many authors as well as helping Random House UK (now Penguin Random House UK) to prosper in the new digital economy. Melvyn charts Gail's life and achievements while also considering the various revolutions which have taken place in the publishing world during her career, not least for women in the industry. The show also includes contributions from Nigella Lawson and Robert Harris.

S40 E06 · 2018-12-12

Why the Arts Matter

S41 E01 · 2019-05-05

Jed Mercurio

S41 E02 · 2019-07-23

Jack Thorne

S41 E03 · 2019-07-30

Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith

S41 E04 · 2019-08-06

Heidi Thomas

S42 E01 · 2020-11-22

Gillian Anderson

S42 E02 · 2020-11-29

Bernardine Evaristo

S42 E03 · 2020-12-06

Benjamin Zephaniah

S42 E04 · 2020-12-13

Simon Armitage

S43 E01 · 2021-06-24

Arlo Parks & Samuel Bailey

S43 E02 · 2021-07-01

The Pin, Marina Kemp & Nick Rowland

S43 E03 · 2021-07-08

Noah Jupe, Mishka Rushdie Momen & Alex Woolf

S43 E04 · 2021-07-15

Arielle Smith & Alberta Whittle

S44 E01 · 2022-07-13

The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2022

S44 E02 · 2022-07-20

Frank Skinner

S44 E03 · 2022-07-27

Helen Mirren

S44 E04 · 2022-08-03

Carlos Acosta

S45 E01 · 2023-08-28 · 53 min

David Hockney: A Celebration

An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist — one of Britain's most beloved painters — in London and Normandy, and exclusive new footage of a master at work.

S45 E02 · 2023-08-28 · 53 min

David Hockney: In Normandy

The celebrated British artist discusses his life and work in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans to keep on painting.

S45 E03 · 2023-08-29 · 53 min

David Hockney: 50 Years on Film

Using over 50 years of archive footage, Hockney's life and career is explored.

S45 E04 · 2023-08-29 · 53 min

David Hockney: In London

Filmed in his London studio, Hockney sits down to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his vibrant and joyous artworks.