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Omnibus — Season 14, Episode 1
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Omnibus(1967)
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Creator:
- N/A
- Released:
- 1967-10-13
Synopsis
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.
Seasons & Episodes
1. Judy Chicago's Dinner Party
1981-01-13
2. But The Client Loved It...
1981-01-20
3. When The Dancing Had to Stop
1981-01-27
4. The First Freedom
1981-02-03
5. The Story of G...
1981-02-10
6. Dallas The Big Store
1981-02-24
7. Punch & Judy
1981-03-03
8. Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
1981-03-17
9. Norman Foster: Watch This Space
1981-03-24
10. An Actor's Life For Me
1981-03-31
11. Parrots, Bees, Ducks and Finches
1981-04-07
Documentary which looks at the history of the English Stage Company and its base, the Royal Court Theatre in London. Past triumphs and failures are reviewed with the aid of Sir John Gielgud, John Osborne, Max Stafford-Clark, Arnold Wesker, Dennis Waterman, Oscar Lewenstein, Nigel Williams and E.A. Whitehead.
12. Mark Gertler
1981-04-14
13. We Ask the Questions
1981-04-21
14. Landseer: A Victorian Comedy
1981-06-02
