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 - Omnibus at the Proms
Release Date: 1969-08-03 -
Episode 2 - Omnibus at the Proms: Sir Adrian Boult
Release Date: 1969-08-17 -
Episode 3 - Sir Henry Wood
Release Date: 1969-09-07 -
Episode 4 - J.B. Priestley
Release Date: 1969-09-14 -
Episode 5 - George Robey
Release Date: 1969-09-28 -
Episode 6 - Beautiful Beautiful
Release Date: 1969-10-05 -
Episode 7 - Sir Malcolm Sargent
Release Date: 1969-10-12 -
Episode 8 - What the Hell Ever Happens in Marlborough?
Release Date: 1969-10-19 -
Episode 9 - F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Dream Divided
Release Date: 1969-10-26 -
Episode 10 - Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner
Release Date: 1969-11-02Documentary about author Christopher Isherwood, in which he is interviewed about his life and work and which features extracts from films of his novels and stories.
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Episode 11 - Richter
Release Date: 1969-11-09 -
Episode 12 - The Confessions of Marian Evans/George Eliot
Release Date: 1969-11-23 -
Episode 13 - Noel Coward
Release Date: 1969-12-07 -
Episode 14 - Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid?
Release Date: 1969-12-14 -
Episode 15 - Tommy Steele and Things
Release Date: 1969-12-21 -
Episode 16 - Unashamed Accompanist: Gerald Moore
Release Date: 1969-12-28 -
Episode 17 - Ian Fleming Creator of the James Bond Myth
Release Date: 1970-01-04 -
Episode 18 - Virginia Woolf: A Day's Sail, a Night's Darkness
Release Date: 1970-01-18 -
Episode 19 - Anna Pavlova: 1881 - 1931
Release Date: 1970-01-25 -
Episode 20 - Rope Ladder to the Moon: Jack Bruce
Release Date: 1970-02-01 -
Episode 21 - John Clare - I am
Release Date: 1970-02-08 -
Episode 22 - Dance of the Seven Veils
Release Date: 1970-02-15An imaginary portrait of composer Richard Strauss.
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Episode 23 - Who Will Buy a Bubble?
Release Date: 1970-02-22A group of people with regular jobs (factory clerk, Lighterman,Inspector etc) take part in an experimental and improvised drama in which they are encouraged to writhe around the floor making strange noises and movements. The idea being that returning to a primitive state may help them better cope with the modern world. This experiment is then taken to their familiar local streets and landmarks and casual observers are invited to comment or join in.
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Episode 24 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Release Date: 1970-03-01 -
Episode 25 - On the Waltz
Release Date: 1970-03-15 -
Episode 26 - The Wandsworth Sound
Release Date: 1970-04-05 -
Episode 27 - 1970 Oscar Awards
Release Date: 1970-04-12 -
Episode 28 - Kenneth More
Release Date: 1970-04-18 -
Episode 29 - To Leningrad with Love
Release Date: 1970-04-26 -
Episode 30 - The Hollywood Image-The Silent Era
Release Date: 1970-05-03 -
Episode 31 - The Hollywood Image-The Talkies
Release Date: 1970-05-10 -
Episode 32 - The Hollywood Image-The Post War Years
Release Date: 1970-05-17 -
Episode 33 - A Vow Fulfilled: Oberammergau
Release Date: 1970-05-31 -
Episode 34 - The Other Edward Heath
Release Date: 1970-06-28 -
Episode 35 - Satchmo at 70
Release Date: 1970-07-05