Omnibus (1967)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Music of a Thousand Autumns1977-10-13'Gagaku' is the ancient Court music of Japan. In this film dancers and musicians discuss and demonstrate the traditional movements, styles and the sounds of an art culture little k
- 2 2. The Nat Gonella Story1977-10-20
- 3 3. Big Band Jazz1977-10-27
- 4 4. Pure Radio1977-11-03
- 5 5. A Day in the Garden/A Piano's Story1977-11-10
- 6 6. The Garden Beyond1977-11-17
- 7 7. Poetry1977-11-24
- 8 8. For Love or Money 11977-12-01
- 9 9. For Love or Money 21977-12-08
- 10 10. Jeanne Moreau1978-01-12
- 11 11. Gustev Courbit/Engine of Revolution1978-01-19
- 12 12. Voices of Children/Profile of a Dancer1978-02-02
- 13 13. Everyone Is a Special Kind of Artist1978-02-02
- 14 14. Marevna & Marika1978-02-09
- 15 15. The Song of the White Horse1978-02-16
- 16 16. Warsaw Autumn1978-02-23
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