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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. Tribute to Laurence Olivier
1989-07-14
2. Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
1989-07-21
3. A Second Chance
1989-09-08
4. Rape - That's Entertainment?
1989-09-15
5. Raymond Carver
1989-09-22
6. Butterfly
1989-09-29
7. Art in the Ring
1989-10-06
8. Art in the Third Reich- Power
1989-10-13
9. Art in the Third Reich- Propaganda
1989-10-20
10. Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz
1989-10-27
11. Tim Rollins & Kos: The Art of Survival
1989-11-03
12. The Kirov Ballet: Leningrad Legend
1989-11-10
13. Pipe Dreams
1989-11-24
14. My Most Difficult Book - The Story of 'Lolita'
1989-12-01
How Vladimir Nabokov wrote his most famous novel, and why it is one of the greatest novels ever written.
15. Alan Ayckbourn: Sex and Politics
1990-02-13
Michael Billington, drama critic of The Guardian newspaper, explores the life and work of Alan Ayckbourn, including his latest play due to open in London - Man of the Moment - and also conducts an interview with the playwright and director.
16. Sunday in the Park with Stephen
1990-03-20
17. The Novelist Who Would Be President
1990-03-27
18. Van Gogh
1990-06-20
Vincent Van Gogh [played by Linus Roache] meets Roulin, [played by Jim Broadbent]and Gaughin [played by Jack Shepherd]
