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1. 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.

2. British Comedy Special

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3. 40th Anniversary Special

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4. Vincent and Theo

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13. Blacck Theatre Cooperative / Laurie Anderson

21. adaptation of Ivy Compton Burnett's Elders and Betters

⏱ 60 min

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22. Kipling (one-man play with Alec McGowen)

⏱ 60 min

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23. Anthony Caro

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As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.

26. George Steiner on Vienna at the turn of the century

22. Hull Truck Theatre Company

⏱ 60 min

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23. Velvet Underground

⏱ 60 min

The South Bank Show’s Velvet Underground documentary contains interviews with Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol and lots of early Velvet performance footage.

24. Al Jolson

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25. The Making of Sgt. Pepper

25. John Steinbeck

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17. Claes Oldenburg

⏱ 60 min

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18. Baaba Maal

⏱ 60 min

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19. Maxine Peake / Wynton Marsalis in New Orleans

⏱ 60 min

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20. Alan Ayckbourn Workshop

17. Valery Gergiev

⏱ 60 min

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18. Paganini

⏱ 60 min

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19. David Helfgott

⏱ 60 min

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20. Paul Auster

⏱ 60 min

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21. Young Directors (Preya Lal, Alexander Kelly, Franca Cereghini, Chris Dooks)

⏱ 60 min

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Season 2122 episodes

1. Scarfe on Hercules

⏱ 60 min

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2. Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance

⏱ 60 min

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3. Kay Mellor

⏱ 60 min

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4. Björk

⏱ 60 min

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5. Iain Banks

⏱ 60 min

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22. Wayne Sleep

⏱ 60 min

14. Lucy Gannon

⏱ 60 min

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15. Tony Harrison

⏱ 60 min

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16. Dolly Parton

Season 2519 episodes

1. High and Low Culture in the Age of Television

⏱ 60 min

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25. Ewan McGregor

⏱ 60 min

13. Armando Iannucci

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Season 406 episodes

1. Tracey Ullman

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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.

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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.

The South Bank Show (1978)

📺 Seasons & Episodes

1. David Hockney Joiner Photographs

2. British Comedy Special

3. 40th Anniversary Special

4. Vincent and Theo

1. Paul McCartney/surrealist exhibition

2. Paganini Superstar

3. Roy Minton

4. David Hockney

5. Dennis Potter

6. John Peel/Jane Glover

7. Arabian Days (Edna O'Brien)/Quentin Crisp

8. Jacques Loussier

9. Ken Dodd

10. Georges Simenon

11. Horowitz at the White House

12. Carl Perkins/Morgan horses

13. Carry On with Paul Morissey (Carry On ... films)

14. Search for Shaw

15. Harold Pinter

16. Satyajit Ray/John Williams/Ralph McTell

17. Portrait of a Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan

18. Freddie Young

19. Frank Auerbach

20. Mayerling Ballet

21. John Osborne on Wardle's book on Devine/Pearl (radio play)

22. Ingmar Bergman at 60

23. Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (1)

24. Hullabaloo over George and Bonnie's Pictures (2)

1. Tom Stoppard

2. Grace Under Pressure (Anthony Burgess on Hemingway)

3. Woody Allen

4. Anatomy of an Opera: Jonathan Miller's Figaro

5. Rhythm of Resistance (South African music)

6. Harmony of the Spheres (Neil Ardley)

7. Circus Clowns/Schubert recital by Richter

8. Royal Shakespeare Company on tour

9. Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) / John McLaughlin, a Musical Journey

10. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith / Edward Gorey / Gunter Grass

11. Michael Cimino / Alan Bennett, Stephen Frears

12. Gordon Williams, Alan Sharp, Eddie Boyd

13. Derek Boshier / Ingrid Bergman, Ingmar Bergman

14. Neil Simon

15. Beryl Cook / Cloud Nine rehearsals

16. Graham Sutherland

17. Darryl Way / Howard Brenton

18. The Europeans (film) / Joseph Heller

19. Asian Arts festival

20. Billy Connolly

21. Jessye Norman

22. Rough Trade (record label) / Allen Jones

23. Scum (film) / Keith Jarrett

24. Michael Tippett (90 min.)

1. Francis Ford Coppola

2. Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (1)

3. Royal Shakespeare Company masterclass (2)

4. Talking Heads

5. Love and the Ice-Cream Vendor

6. Fay Weldon / Richard Hogart on Northern Ireland in drama

7. Merce Cunningham

8. Elegies for the Deaths of Three Spanish Poets

9. A Time There was ... (Benjamin Britten)

10. The Greene Adaptations (Graham Greene films)

11. Salsa (Puerto Rican music)

12. The Worlds of Edward Bond

13. Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli / Kinglsey Amis

14. new British rock films / The Tin Drum (film)

15. Roman Polanski

16. Tom Wolfe

17. Andrew Wyeth

18. Angus Wilson

19. Jane Austen (film)

1. Arthur Miller

2. William Golding

3. Akira Kurosawa

4. Stravinsky's The Firebird

5. No Need to Lie

6. The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays)

7. Toni Morrison