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. Leeds International Piano Competition
1972-09-17
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2. The Last Samurai
1972-09-24
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3. The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw
1972-10-01
Christopher Plummer invites the audience into the world of great playwright, George Bernard Shaw, at his home with fellow actors and an actress playing St. Joan.
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4. Vincent the Dutchman
1972-10-15
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5. Who Needs a Conductor?
1972-10-22
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6. The Performers-Goya
1972-10-29
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7. Artists in Wartime
1972-11-12
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8. Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1972-11-19
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9. Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan
1972-11-26
A journey across Australia through the paintings of Sidney Nolan. Earlier this year Sidney Nolan revisited the country where he was born. He likes long journeys and cannot help painting pictures, and every picture tells a story. In this adventure through myth and imagery Nolan looks again at the Australia of Ned Kelly, Mrs Fraser and the convicts, Burke and Wills.
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10. Max Beerbohm Remembers
1972-12-10
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11. Judy: Impressions of Garland
1972-12-24
Memories of Judy Garland, from people who knew and worked with her.
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12. The Savage Image
1973-01-14
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13. Why Culture?
1973-01-21
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14. But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol
1973-02-04
15. Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise
1973-02-18 · 49m
This film for Omnibus follows the two weeks of rehearsal that led up to the recording of a Morecambe and Wise Show that aired on 16 February 1973. 'Fools Rush In' was Eric and Ernie's billing in their early days. Thirty years later, they had become Britain's best-known comedians, with regular audiences of nearly 20 million people. Producer John Ammonds, writer Eddie Braben, as well as Eric and Ernie talk about the skill and sheer hard work of comedy.
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16. The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary
1973-02-25
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17. Master of the Cello
1973-03-11
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18. It Must Be Something in the Water
1973-03-18
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19. Sir Noel Coward
1973-03-25
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20. Colette 1873-1954: A Window in the War
1973-04-15
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21. That's My Little Masterpiece
1973-05-06
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22. The Passing of the Year
1973-05-13
An Omnibus calendar of tribal England. This film traces how the passing of the seasons is still celebrated with folk song, dance and-ritual. For 12 months cameras have been recording the genuinely surviving ceremonies associated with May Day marches. Summer Dances, Harvest Festivals, Christmas, New Year and Easter.
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23. British Jazz
1973-06-03
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24. Leonardo-To Know How to See
1973-07-08
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25. Ginger Baker in Africa
1973-07-15
The former Cream drummer travels to Nigeria to build a recording studio.
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