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The South Bank Show Awards
Episode number: 1
Overview: Arts documentary series presented by Melvyn Bragg. A look through the register of those students of the comedic arts who learnt their trade among the Footlights at Cambridge University. Stephen Fry, Griff Rhys Jones, John Fortune, Clive James and David Mitchell top the bill as pontificators on the influence of Fotlights on mainstream and alternative comedy. Plus a plethora of comic clips featuring alumini of the ultimate school of comedy.
Beyond the Footlights
Episode number: 2
The Tempest
Episode number: 3
Will Young
Episode number: 4
Messiah
Episode number: 5
William Goldman
Episode number: 6
Overview: William Goldman's career began as a novelist, but he soon turned to screenplays, including those for iconic films such as `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and `All the President's Men'. But in the 1980s he fell out of favour and turned to writing his memoirs, which feature sometimes affectionate, sometimes damning looks at the film industry.
Out Of Nigeria
Episode number: 7
Out Of Nigeria (2)
Episode number: 8