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 - Franco Zeffirelli
Release Date: 1983-10-16 -
Episode 2 - Roger Daltrey/The Taste Exhibition
Release Date: 1983-10-23 -
Episode 3 - The Old Vic
Release Date: 1983-10-30 -
Episode 4 - War Artists
Release Date: 1983-11-06 -
Episode 5 - Jean Seberg
Release Date: 1983-11-13 -
Episode 6 - Dimitris Sgouros/Eileen Agar
Release Date: 1983-11-20 -
Episode 7 - The Genius of Venice
Release Date: 1983-11-27 -
Episode 8 - Martin Bloch/Philip Core
Release Date: 1983-12-11 -
Episode 9 - St George's Chapel/Live Music Now
Release Date: 1983-12-18 -
Episode 10 - Dolin, Friends and Memories
Release Date: 1983-12-27