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. Van Dyck Undressed
1999-09-13
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2. Roddy Doyle: Ha Ha Ha
1999-09-20
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3. Steve Martin: Seriously Funny
1999-09-27
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4. Blondie: Beneath the Bleach
1999-10-04
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5. Yes, Sir Nigel
1999-10-15
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6. Who the Dickens Is Mrs Gaskell?
1999-11-29
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7. Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999-12-06
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8. Jennifer Saunders at the Barre
1999-12-13
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9. John Ruskin
2000-03-13
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10. Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-03-20
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11. The Naked Sculptor
2000-03-27
Omnibus about British artist Anthony Gormley best known for The Angel of the North, a huge sculpture outside Newcastle. This profile follows Gormley at work in his studio and installing a sculpture in Norway. Interviews include Jake Chapman, Anish Kapoor and Gormley's mother.
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12. The Great Gatsby
2000-04-03
A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby.
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13. Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
2000-04-04
A documentary on the life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, with clips from her films and interviews with friends and co-workers.
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14. The Shock of the Old
2000-06-11
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16. Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken
2000-06-28
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17. Vinnie Goes to Hollywood
2000-07-12
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18. The Piero Trail
2000-08-03
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