24x1 - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton

October 1, 2000

24x2 - Santana

October 8, 2000

24x3 - Joyce [Carol Oates] on Marilyn [Monroe]

October 15, 2000

24x5 - Mark Morris Dance Group

October 29, 2000

24x6 - George MacDonald Fraser

November 12, 2000

24x7 - Courtney Pine

November 19, 2000

24x8 - Ron Howard

November 26, 2000

24x9 - Dame Gillian Weir

December 3, 2000

24x10 - [Marlene] Dumas and [Jemima] Stehli

December 10, 2000

24x11 - Mark Quinn

December 17, 2000

24x12 - Tom Jones

December 24, 2000

24x13 - Ken Russell

February 11, 2001

24x14 - Shirin Neshat

February 18, 2001

24x15 - Russell Watson

February 25, 2001

24x16 - Amos Oz

March 4, 2001

24x17 - Greta Garbo

March 11, 2001

24x18 - Elvis Costello with Annie Sofie von Otter

March 18, 2001

24x19 - Bill Bryson

March 25, 2001

In 2001, American author Bill Bryson headed home to Des Moines, Iowa, to reflect on his early life in the Midwest for The South Bank Show.

24x20 - Ian Rankin

July 1, 2001

24x21 - Ian Bostridge

July 8, 2001

24x22 - Edmund White

July 22, 2001

24x23 - Steve Coogan

August 5, 2001

24x24 - Ravi Shankar

August 12, 2001

24x25 - Tracey Emin

August 19, 2001