Omnibus
Overview
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
Seasons 1
Suliotis Sings
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, in E flat (Eroica)
Tyger, Tyger
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
East of Bedlam
Jacqueline
The World of Coppard
Dante's Inferno
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad (1)
Diaghilev: The Years in Exile (2)
Edith Evans: A Birthday Tribute
Top Brass
Abelard and Heloise
The Exile
Tommy
God's Tunes
China and the Barbarians
Whistle and I'll Come to You
My Name Is Benvenuto Cellini
The Charm of Dynamite!
Corporal Jan
The Ken Russell Festival (1)
The Ken Russell Festival (2)
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