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. The Proms 71
1971-08-29
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2. Happy Birthday Dear Albert
1971-09-12
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3. Glenda Jackson: A Private Face in a Public Place
1971-10-19
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4. The Young Platform
1971-09-26
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5. David Lean
1971-10-03
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6. There Was an Old Person Called Lear...
1971-10-10
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7. Paul Klee: Heart of Creation
1971-10-17
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8. Rap Her Te Bank
1971-10-24
An exploration of industrial Folksong in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution through to contemporary events affecting us all.It was filmed in Folk Clubs across Britain.
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9. Mind You I Live Here: Stan Barstow
1971-10-31
A portrait of Yorkshire writer and author Stan Barstow; includes contributions from his friends.
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10. Will the real Mr Hogarth....
1971-10-31
A personal appraisal of the caricaturist William Hogarth.
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11. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
1971-11-14
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12. Vive La Culture!
1971-11-28
A tour of the arts,dance and theatre of Amiens, a town that makes car tyres.
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13. Instant Nostalgia
1971-12-05
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14. Humphrey Bogart
1971-12-27
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15. Paradise Restored
1972-01-02
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16. A Modern Turn of Mind
1972-01-30
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17. Sir John Barbirolli: Glorious John
1972-02-06
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18. Bruno Walter: The Face of Music
1972-02-13
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19. Rise Above It: Tyrone Guthrie
1972-02-20
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20. Man at the Met: Sir Rudolf Bing
1972-02-27
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21. The Fall of Venice
1972-03-19
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22. Actor, I Said
1972-04-09
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23. The Great American Dream Machine
1972-04-16
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24. Leningrad Reborn
1972-04-30
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25. Born Black Born British
1972-06-11
Young West Indians give an impression of their life in this country through their paintings, music, and writing.
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26. A Dignified Comic Set-to: Groucho Marx
1972-07-02
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27. The Man Behind the Mask: Marcel Marceau
1972-07-23
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