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. George Grosz: Enemy of the State
1987-05-05
Dramatized documentary about the life of the painter George Grosz.
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2. Real Dreams
1987-05-12
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3. James Stirling
1987-05-22
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4. Michelangelo
1987-05-29
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5. A US Journey with Isaac Bashevis
1987-06-05
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6. Aretha Franklin
1987-06-12
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7. The Big Bang in the Book World
1987-06-19
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8. George Gershwin Remembered
1987-07-10
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9. The Hackney Way
1987-07-17
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10. Eudora Welty
1987-07-24
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