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. Song of Summer1968-09-15
- 2 2. J.B. Priestley1968-09-22Tribute to J.B. Priestley on his 75th birthday, including extracts from his work.
- 3 3. Olympia 19361968-09-29
- 4 4. Blow The Wind Southerly1968-10-06
- 5 5. All My Loving1968-11-03 · 52mThe Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd, Cream, Donovan, Frank Zappa & Eric Burdon.
- 6 6. Rossini: The Long Farewell1968-11-10
- 7 7. The Hunted Man1968-11-17
- 8 8. Paul Gauguin: Quest For Silence1968-11-24
- 9 9. Rubinstein Speaks1968-12-01
- 10 10. Hadrian VII1968-12-08
- 11 11. Tallulah Bankhead1968-12-15
- 12 12. Make A Joyful Noise1968-12-22
- 13 13. Eric Porter1968-12-29
- 14 14. Cream Farewell Concert1969-01-05The historic Farewell Concert at Albert Hall in London by one of rock's greatest groups has been dynamically recorded in this film by Robert Stigwood. The group, composed of Eric C
- 15 15. The Man Who Dances1969-01-12
- 16 16. Woman From The Shadows1969-01-19
- 17 17. Makers of the Queen's Music1969-01-26
- 18 18. From Today, Painting Is Dead1969-02-02
- 19 19. Myrna Loy1969-02-16
- 20 20. Malcolm Arnold1969-03-02
- 21 21. Shostakovich1969-03-09
- 22 22. A Couple of Brians1969-03-23
- 23 23. 1969 Oscar Awards1969-04-20
- 24 24. Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go1969-03-30
- 25 25. The More We Are Together1969-05-04
- 26 26. Lawrence Durrell's Paris1969-05-11
- 27 27. Margot Fonteyn: Birthday of a Ballerina1969-05-18
- 28 28. Acting Styles in the 20th Century1969-05-25
- 29 29. The Vital Juices Are Russian1969-06-01
- 30 30. So What If It's Just Green Cheese?1969-07-20An improvised celebration of Apollo 11's landing on the Moon.
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