Omnibus

Omnibus

42 seasons · 1967 · Ended

3.6
Documentary

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.

Episodes

S01 · E01 Everybody's ExpoOctober 13, 1967
S01 · E02 Suliotis SingsOctober 20, 1967
S01 · E03 Beethoven Symphony No. 3, in E flat (Eroica)November 3, 1967
S01 · E04 Tyger, TygerNovember 10, 1967
S01 · E05 Benjamin Britten and His FestivalNovember 22, 1967
S01 · E06 East of BedlamDecember 8, 1967
S01 · E07 JacquelineDecember 15, 1967
S01 · E08 The World of CoppardDecember 15, 1967
S01 · E09 Dante's InfernoDecember 22, 1967
S01 · E10 Diaghilev: The Years Abroad (1)December 28, 1967
S01 · E11 Diaghilev: The Years in Exile (2)January 9, 1968
S01 · E12 Edith Evans: A Birthday TributeJanuary 16, 1968
S01 · E13 Top BrassJanuary 23, 1968
S01 · E14 Abelard and HeloiseJanuary 30, 1968
S01 · E15 The ExileFebruary 6, 1968
S01 · E16 TommyMarch 26, 1968
S01 · E17 God's TunesApril 2, 1968
S01 · E18 China and the BarbariansApril 23, 1968
S01 · E19 Whistle and I'll Come to YouMay 7, 1968
S01 · E20 My Name Is Benvenuto CelliniMay 21, 1968