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Season 4 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Eric Clapton

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back to 1987 and 2007 when he met singer-songwriter Eric Clapton to discuss his music and influences.

Zaha Hadid

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back on his eye-opening 2007 meeting with the world-renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.

Cher

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg recalls his 1999 meeting with iconic singer and actress Cher, who candidly discussed her career highs and lows.

Gilbert and George

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on a classic episode of The South Bank Show featuring pioneering artists Gilbert and George.

Anish Kapoor

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back at a classic South Bank Show episode from 1999 in which he met British sculptor Anish Kapoor.

Damien Hirst

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on his South Bank Show meeting with Damien Hirst, which revealed the artist as an avid art collector and businessman.

Bee Gees

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on his South Bank Show meeting with the Bee Gees in 1998, shortly after their triumphant comeback.

Germaine Greer

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on Germaine Greer's 2003 appearance on The South Bank Show, where she traced art's obsession with young males.

Liza Minnelli

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on his 2008 meeting with Liza Minnelli and how she rose to become one of the world's great show business icons.

Akram Khan

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2018

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In a reflective look back at a classic episode of The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg reveals his admiration for pioneering British dancer Akram Khan.

Jamie Cullum

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg recalls his 2004 meeting with Jamie Cullum, who appeared on The South Bank Show shortly after the release of his album Twentysomething.

Jeanette Winterson

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2018

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A look at writer Jeanette Winterson's South Bank Show appearance in 2004 in which she discussed her strict religious upbringing.

Tom Jones

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2018

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A special look back on Tom Jones's appearance on The South Bank Show in 2000.

Michael Douglas

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back on Oscar-winning Wall Street star Michael Douglas's appearance on The South Bank Show in 2000.

Vera Lynn

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2018

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Melvyn takes a nostalgic look back at forces' sweetheart Vera Lynn's appearance on The South Bank Show in 1991.

Doris Lessing

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back fondly on his 1988 meeting with Doris Lessing, who discussed her life, work and novel The Fifth Child.

Gore Vidal

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2018

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A special look back at American writer Gore Vidal's eye-opening interview with Melvyn Bragg on The South Bank Show in 2008.

John le Carre

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back on his fascinating interview with thriller writer John le Carre for an episode of The South Bank Show in 1983.

Turner's Exhibition

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg revisits a classic South Bank Show episode which explored Turner's exhibition at the Tate.

Mark Morris

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on his eye-opening 1990 meeting with American dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris.

Willie Nelson

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2018

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A special look back at legendary American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson's appearance on The South Bank Show.

Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on a special episode of The South Bank show which featured the pioneering Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Saul Bellow

Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on his meeting with Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winning writer Saul Bellow in a 1982 episode of The South Bank Show.

Jack Lemmon.

Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg looks back on a classic episode of The South Bank Show from 1983 featuring actor and musician Jack Lemmon.

Georges Simenon

Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on Belgian writer Georges Simenon's appearance on The South Bank Show in 1978.

Hanif Kureishi

Episode: 4x26 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2018

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A look back at Melvyn Bragg's eye-opening interview with British playwright Hanif Kureishi in a classic episode of The South Bank Show.

Miriam Makeba

Episode: 4x27 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2018

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Melvyn Bragg reflects on a classic episode of The South Bank Show featuring South African singer, actress and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.

Michael Powell

Episode: 4x28 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2018

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A fond look back at a vintage episode of The South Bank Show in which Melvyn Bragg met British filmmaker Michael Powell.

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