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.
- First aired:
- 1967-10-13
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC One
Episodes
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1. Music of a Thousand Autumns
1977-10-13
'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 known in the West. Master players of the Sho and Kyoto demonstrate the special meaning of performance techniques.
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2. The Nat Gonella Story
1977-10-20
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3. Big Band Jazz
1977-10-27
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4. Pure Radio
1977-11-03
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5. A Day in the Garden/A Piano's Story
1977-11-10
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6. The Garden Beyond
1977-11-17
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7. Poetry
1977-11-24
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8. For Love or Money 1
1977-12-01
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9. For Love or Money 2
1977-12-08
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10. Jeanne Moreau
1978-01-12
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11. Gustev Courbit/Engine of Revolution
1978-01-19
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12. Voices of Children/Profile of a Dancer
1978-02-02
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13. Everyone Is a Special Kind of Artist
1978-02-02
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14. Marevna & Marika
1978-02-09
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15. The Song of the White Horse
1978-02-16
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16. Warsaw Autumn
1978-02-23
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