The South Bank Show the brand and had first right of access to "The South Bank Show" archives. Sky Arts broadcasts "South Bank Show" archive editions and hosted the South Bank Sky Arts Awards on 25 Jan 2011, presented by Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a new arrangement of "The South Bank Show" theme. Sky Arts revived "The South Bank Show" with a new series starting 27 May 2012. The theme music is taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Variations" composed in 1977 for his brother, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. This is based on the theme from Paganini's "24th Caprice". The brand image of the
The John Larroquette Show show after him. The show was videotaped, but processed by NBC to make it look like it was recorded on film. The series' theme song, "The Skrewy St. Louis Blues", is a bluesy tune performed by David Cassidy on acoustic guitar with a scat vocal. A version of the performance lasting approximately one minute was used in the opening and closing sequences of the show during its first season. A much shorter edit of the song (lasting less than ten seconds) was heard only during the opening logo during the later seasons. An upbeat, jazzy instrumental tune was occasionally used