The South Bank Show - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Tom Stoppard
Grace Under Pressure (Anthony Burgess on Hemingway)
Woody Allen
Anatomy of an Opera: Jonathan Miller's Figaro
Rhythm of Resistance (South African music)
Harmony of the Spheres (Neil Ardley)
Circus Clowns/Schubert recital by Richter
Royal Shakespeare Company on tour
Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) / John McLaughlin, a Musical Journey
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith / Edward Gorey / Gunter Grass
Michael Cimino / Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears
Gordon Williams, Alan Sharp, Eddie Boyd
Derek Boshier / Ingrid Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
Neil Simon
Beryl Cook / Cloud Nine rehearsals
Graham Sutherland
Darryl Way / Howard Brenton
The Europeans (film) / Joseph Heller
Asian Arts festival
Billy Connolly
Jessye Norman
Rough Trade (record label) / Allen Jones
Scum (film) / Keith Jarrett
Michael Tippett (90 min.)
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