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. Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World
2001-08-04
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2. David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge
2001-10-13
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3. Empire of the Nude
2001-10-27
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4. Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan
2001-11-03
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5. The 'Billy Elliot' Boy
2001-11-06
Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".
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6. Frank Auerbach
2001-11-10
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7. Anthony Trollope
2001-11-13
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8. Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny
2001-11-17
A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).
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9. Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy
2001-11-20
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10. Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond
2001-11-24
"The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" (video release title) tells the full bizarre, tragic, but also celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. With contributions from friends, managers, lovers and of course the members of Pink Floyd themselves. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd and home movies too.
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11. Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth
2001-12-22
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12. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me
2001-12-28
For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.
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13. Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer
2002-01-30
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14. Robert Altman in England
2002-02-02
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15. Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered
2002-02-03
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