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. Omnibus at the Proms1970-08-23
- 2 2. Ustinov's Expo1970-09-13
- 3 3. Heart of Britain1970-09-20An examination of the life and work of Humphrey Jennings, scholar, writer painter but, above all, filmmaker.
- 4 4. Art Therapy-Shapes in the Wilderness1970-09-27
- 5 5. Everything in the Garden 11970-10-11The first part of this special documentary film traces the tempestuous history of the Royal Opera House from the time the first building opened its doors in 1732 up to the present
- 6 6. Everything in the Garden 21970-10-18A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
- 7 7. It'll Be All Live on the Night1970-11-01An investigation of regional theatre in Britain. Amongst the Theatres - and their Artistic Directors - discussed are the Northcott Theeatre, Exeter; Theatre Royal Windsor, Peter Ch
- 8 8. Robert Shaw: The Actor as Novelist1970-11-15
- 9 9. A Requiem for Modigliani1970-11-22
- 10 10. Rambert Remembers1970-11-29
- 11 11. Eisenstein 11970-12-06
- 12 12. Eisenstein 21970-12-13
- 13 13. I Regret Nothing1970-12-27
- 14 14. The Mysterious Mr Eliot1971-01-03
- 15 15. George Orwell: The Road to the Left1971-01-10The film traces Orwell's life during 1936 when he spent time in the depressed north of England, married, set off for the Spanish Civil War and completed his book 'The Road to Wigan
- 16 16. Chicago Blues1971-01-24
- 17 17. In Prison: A World of Its Own1971-03-14
- 18 18. The Making of Husbands1971-03-28
- 19 19. Brendan Behan1971-04-04
- 20 20. Henri Cartier Bresson1971-04-11
- 21 21. In Search of Lost Time1971-05-02An Omnibus Arts documentary made to celebrate the centenary of the birth of author Marcel Proust. The film examines the creation of his autobiographical novel "A La Recherche du te
- 22 22. This Was Richard Tauber1971-05-09
- 23 23. The Passionate Hunter1971-05-23
- 24 24. Ingrid Bergman Remembers1971-05-30
- 25 25. Three Looms Waiting1971-06-06
- 26 26. James Mossman: To Be a Witness1971-06-20
- 27 27. TheTchaikovsky Competition1971-06-27
- 28 28. Bream at Stratford1971-07-04
- 29 29. Solzhenitsyn1971-07-11
- 30 30. Hail and Farewell-George Moore1971-07-18
- 31 31. Russell's Progress1971-07-25Portrait of the filmmaker Ken Russell.
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