The South Bank Show: Season 31

Episodes

1. 1. Bill Bryson

   Sep 10, 2006 · 1h

   Bill Bryson revisits the haunts of his childhood

2. 2. JG Ballard

   Sep 17, 2006 · 1h

3. 3. Robbie Coltrane

   Sep 24, 2006 · 1h

4. 4. Episode 4

   Oct 1, 2006 · 1h

5. 5. Spamalot

   Oct 15, 2006 · 1h

6. 6. Claire Tomalin on Thomas Hardy

   Oct 22, 2006 · 1h

7. 7. Sue Townsend

   Oct 29, 2006 · 1h

8. 8. Lorenzo Da Ponte

   Nov 5, 2006 · 1h

9. 9. Peter Blake

   Nov 19, 2006 · 1h

10. 10. Nick Park and Aardman Animations

    Nov 26, 2006 · 1h

11. 11. Steve Reich

    Dec 10, 2006 · 1h

12. 12. Grayson Perry

    Dec 17, 2006 · 1h

13. 13. Damien Hirst - Addicted To Art

    Jan 1, 2007 · 1h

14. 14. Damien Hirst

    Jan 6, 2007 · 1h

    This episode of The South Bank Show provides a unique insight into Damien Hirst not as the enfant terrible of an art world but as an art collector and businessman. Known for creating one of the most famous icons of modern art, a 14ft tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde, which shocked the public, he also produces decorative spot and spin paintings. His prolific output and entrepreneurialism have made him one of the world's most expensive living artists, with an estimated fortune of £100 million. One of Hirst's motivations for his growing art collection is Toddington, a dilapidated Gothic Manor house in Gloucestershire, which he purchased in 2005 for £3 million and will one day house his entire collection. Here, he shows Melvyn Bragg around Toddington, outlining his plans for its future. They discuss his art collection, his artistic heroes and the relationship between money and art.

15. 15. Victoria Wood: A South Bank Show Special

    Mar 11, 2007 · 1h

16. 16. Isabel Allende

    Apr 22, 2007 · 1h

17. 17. Shane Meadows

    Apr 29, 2007 · 1h

18. 18. Jarvis Cocker: Running The World

    Jun 10, 2007 · 1h

19. 19. Martin Sheen On Playing It Real

    Jun 17, 2007 · 1h

20. 20. Marianne Faithfull: A Life In Song

    Jun 24, 2007 · 1h

21. 21. Zaha Hadid

    Jul 1, 2007 · 1h

22. 22. MacBeth

    Jul 8, 2007 · 1h

23. 23. Ian McMillan, Bard Of Barnsley

    Jul 15, 2007 · 1h

24. 24. Emma Kirkby, The Unsung Heroine

    Jul 22, 2007 · 1h

25. 25. June Whitfield

    Jul 29, 2007 · 1h

26. 26. Michael Sheen On Playing It Real

    Sep 2, 2007 · 1h

27. 27. Joan Dision

    Sep 23, 2007 · 1h

28. 28. Ken Follett

    Sep 30, 2007 · 1h

29. 29. The Mersey Sound

    Oct 7, 2007 · 1h

30. 30. The Last Laugh: John Bird and John Fortune

    Oct 14, 2007 · 1h

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