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. Korea - A House Divided
1988-09-23
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2. Sir Fred- a Celilbration
1988-09-30
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3. Gwen: A Juliet Remembered
1988-10-07
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4. Eisenstein: Little Boy from Riga
1988-10-14
A study of the life and work of the Russian film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein.
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5. Harold Pinter
1988-10-21
Anna Ford speak to Harold Pinter about how life experience had politicized his work.
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6. Charles: A Vision of Britain
1988-10-28
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7. Caryl Churchill
1988-11-04
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8. Paul Simon
1988-11-11
Paul Simon is interviewed by Mark Steyn a couple of years after he released his Graceland album. In response to Steyn's thoughtful questions, Simon reflects on his music, his songwriting and his influences.
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9. Episode 9
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10. Episode 10
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11. Episode 11
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12. Episode 12
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13. Episode 13
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14. Episode 14
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15. Episode 15
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16. Episode 16
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