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. La Ronde / Frankie Howerd / Great Japan Exhibition
1982-01-10
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2. Cats / Holy Blood and The Holy Grail
1982-01-17
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3. Alan Ayckbourn / Humphrey Jennings / Labeque Sisters
1982-01-24
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4. Sir Anton Dolin / Susan Hill
1982-01-31
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5. Bad Apple / James Joyce's Ulysses
1982-02-07
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6. Lucie Rie
1982-02-14
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7. Paganini / Jonathan Miller / Brian Aldiss
1982-02-21
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8. The Cortege / Barbican / Nureyev and Brind
1982-02-28
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9. Berlin Requiem / Art and Architecture
1982-03-07
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10. Claire Bloom / Masquerade
1982-03-14
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11. The Oldest Dance in the World
1982-03-21
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12. Academy Awards / Julian Bream
1982-03-28
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13. Macbeth RSC / Welsh National Opera
1982-04-04
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14. Bernstein - Enigma Variations / Mary Renault
1982-04-18
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15. Susan Hill/Beagley Dances/Anton Dolin
1982-05-02
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16. Bob Hoskins - South Bank / Stephen Games / Dame Janet Baker
1982-05-09
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17. Maurice Sendak / Dennis Potter - Pennies From Heaven
1982-05-16
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