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. The Proms 711971-08-29
- 2 2. Happy Birthday Dear Albert1971-09-12
- 3 3. Glenda Jackson: A Private Face in a Public Place1971-10-19
- 4 4. The Young Platform1971-09-26
- 5 5. David Lean1971-10-03
- 6 6. There Was an Old Person Called Lear...1971-10-10
- 7 7. Paul Klee: Heart of Creation1971-10-17
- 8 8. Rap Her Te Bank1971-10-24An exploration of industrial Folksong in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution through to contemporary events affecting us all.It was filmed in Folk Clubs across Brit
- 9 9. Mind You I Live Here: Stan Barstow1971-10-31A portrait of Yorkshire writer and author Stan Barstow; includes contributions from his friends.
- 10 10. Will the real Mr Hogarth....1971-10-31A personal appraisal of the caricaturist William Hogarth.
- 11 11. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra1971-11-14
- 12 12. Vive La Culture!1971-11-28A tour of the arts,dance and theatre of Amiens, a town that makes car tyres.
- 13 13. Instant Nostalgia1971-12-05
- 14 14. Humphrey Bogart1971-12-27
- 15 15. Paradise Restored1972-01-02
- 16 16. A Modern Turn of Mind1972-01-30
- 17 17. Sir John Barbirolli: Glorious John1972-02-06
- 18 18. Bruno Walter: The Face of Music1972-02-13
- 19 19. Rise Above It: Tyrone Guthrie1972-02-20
- 20 20. Man at the Met: Sir Rudolf Bing1972-02-27
- 21 21. The Fall of Venice1972-03-19
- 22 22. Actor, I Said1972-04-09
- 23 23. The Great American Dream Machine1972-04-16
- 24 24. Leningrad Reborn1972-04-30
- 25 25. Born Black Born British1972-06-11Young West Indians give an impression of their life in this country through their paintings, music, and writing.
- 26 26. A Dignified Comic Set-to: Groucho Marx1972-07-02
- 27 27. The Man Behind the Mask: Marcel Marceau1972-07-23
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