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Omnibus — Season 26, Episode 6
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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. Korea - A House Divided
1988-09-23
2. Sir Fred- a Celilbration
1988-09-30
3. Gwen: A Juliet Remembered
1988-10-07
4. Eisenstein: Little Boy from Riga
1988-10-14
A study of the life and work of the Russian film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein.
5. Harold Pinter
1988-10-21
Anna Ford speak to Harold Pinter about how life experience had politicized his work.
6. Charles: A Vision of Britain
1988-10-28
7. Caryl Churchill
1988-11-04
8. Paul Simon
1988-11-11
Paul Simon is interviewed by Mark Steyn a couple of years after he released his Graceland album. In response to Steyn's thoughtful questions, Simon reflects on his music, his songwriting and his influences.
9. Episode 9
10. Episode 10
11. Episode 11
12. Episode 12
13. Episode 13
14. Episode 14
15. Episode 15
16. Episode 16
