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. Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995-09-03
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3. Listen, Paula...
1995-09-18
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4. Enigma: The Making of a Hardback Hero
1995-09-25
Robert Harris's Fatherland was a publishing phenomenon, the most successful first novel by a British author in 20 years. Now he's writing his 2nd novel, Enigma, which looks like being the publishing event of the year. Can he do it? Is he a one-hit wonder or a hardback hero?
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6. Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 1
1995-10-09
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7. Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 2
1995-10-16
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10. A Foundation Course in Art
1995-11-11
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12. Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995-12-19
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13. Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
1996-01-08
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17. A Day on the Mountain
1996-02-05
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19. Written on Water: A Film About Budapest
1996-04-22
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21. Eve Arnold in Retrospect
1996-05-13
Documentary about a pioneering American photojournalist Eve Arnold.
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22. Degas: The Old Man Mad About Art
1996-05-20
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