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 - William Blake: Singing For England
Release Date: 2000-11-06 -
Episode 2 - John Barry: Licence to Thrill
Release Date: 2000-11-13 -
Episode 3 - Dame Alicia Markova: The People's Ballerina
Release Date: 2000-11-20 -
Episode 4 - Kingsley Amis
Release Date: 2000-11-27 -
Episode 5 - Dudley Moore: After the Laughter
Release Date: 2000-12-04 -
Episode 6 - Nancy Mitford: The Big Tease
Release Date: 2001-02-07 -
Episode 7 - Placido Domingo
Release Date: 2001-02-17 -
Episode 8 - Fascinatin' Rhythm: The History of Tap
Release Date: 2001-02-24 -
Episode 9 - Resurrecting Stanley - The Paintings of Stanley Spencer
Release Date: 2001-03-03 -
Episode 10 - My Fair Lady: Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Release Date: 2001-03-10 -
Episode 11 - Botticelli: Visions of Violence and Beauty
Release Date: 2001-03-17 -
Episode 12 - Sebastian Faulks: The Fatal Century
Release Date: 2001-03-24 -
Episode 13 - Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Release Date: 2001-03-31