The South Bank ShowSeason 312006 · 30 episodesEpisodes1Bill BrysonBill Bryson revisits the haunts of his childhood2JG Ballard3Robbie Coltrane4Episode 45Spamalot6Claire Tomalin on Thomas Hardy7Sue Townsend8Lorenzo Da Ponte9Peter Blake10Nick Park and Aardman Animations11Steve Reich12Grayson Perry13Damien Hirst - Addicted To Art14Damien HirstThis 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.15Victoria Wood: A South Bank Show Special16Isabel Allende17Shane Meadows18Jarvis Cocker: Running The World19Martin Sheen On Playing It Real20Marianne Faithfull: A Life In Song21Zaha Hadid22MacBeth23Ian McMillan, Bard Of Barnsley24Emma Kirkby, The Unsung Heroine25June Whitfield26Michael Sheen On Playing It Real27Joan Dision28Ken Follett29The Mersey Sound30The Last Laugh: John Bird and John FortuneSeason 16Season 17Season 18Season 19Season 20Season 21Season 22Season 23Season 24Season 25Season 26Season 27Season 28Season 29Season 30Season 32Season 33Season 34Season 35Season 36Season 37Season 38Season 39Season 40Season 41Season 42Season 43Season 44Season 45
