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.
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Episode 1 - Judy Chicago's Dinner Party
Release Date: 1981-01-13 -
Episode 2 - But The Client Loved It...
Release Date: 1981-01-20 -
Episode 3 - When The Dancing Had to Stop
Release Date: 1981-01-27 -
Episode 4 - The Story of G...
Release Date: 1981-02-10 -
Episode 5 - Dallas The Big Store
Release Date: 1981-02-24 -
Episode 6 - Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
Release Date: 1981-03-17 -
Episode 7 - Norman Foster: Watch This Space
Release Date: 1981-03-24 -
Episode 8 - An Actor's Life For Me
Release Date: 1981-03-31 -
Episode 9 - Parrots, Bees, Ducks and Finches
Release Date: 1981-04-07 -
Episode 10 - We Ask the Questions
Release Date: 1981-04-21 -
Episode 11 - Landseer: A Victorian Comedy
Release Date: 1981-06-02