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In May 2009, ITV announced that the show was to come to an end. Although it was originally reported that the show was ending due to Bragg's retirement, Bragg later made it clear that he decided to leave after they ended the show, and thought ending it was a mistake; according to him, "they've killed
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as Melvyn Bragg (with felt-tip marks on his face) presenting a feature on fictional folk singers Mulligan and O'Hare. Reeves depicts Bragg as an unlikely
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as its subject. Melvyn Bragg announced on this programme that, after ITV's last South Bank Show Awards in January 2010, there would be a series of ten
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In July 2010, it was revealed that Bragg had bought the rights to the brand and had first right of access to
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to a mass audience. In 2023, it was announced that Bragg would be leaving the series after 45 years.
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as Melvyn Dragg. The name of the show was also parodied, and it was called "The South Blank Show."
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of the interviews from the show, including extra material not included in the broadcast editions.
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The iconic image of the Hand of God giving life to Adam, used since the series' inception.
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The production archive for the ITV series, including unaired footage, is housed at the
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on 25 Jan 2011, presented by Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a new arrangement of
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was already well known for his arts broadcasting on BBC television, notably
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between 1978 and 2010. A new version of the series began 27 May 2012 on
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programmes transmitted in early 2010, featuring updates on previous
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painting, specifically the image of the Hand of God giving life to
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The programme has been awarded more than 110 awards (including 12
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South Bank Show Production Archive at the University of Leeds
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Directors who have made editions of the programme include:
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ITV had 33 series with 743 episodes, from 1978 until 2010.
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There have been many subjects of the show, including:
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Since 2012 most series only have around 4–6 episodes.
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British television series revived after cancellation
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On Monday 28 December 2009 the final ITV edition of
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