David M. Thompson
Director
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.
Genres: Biography, Documentary, Music
Keywords: imdb.arts, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.music-documentary, imdb.documentary-series, imdb.reenactment
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Season 1
24 episodes
Season 2
30 episodes
Season 3
35 episodes
Season 4
31 episodes
Season 5
27 episodes
Season 6
25 episodes
Season 7
35 episodes
Season 8
26 episodes
Season 9
34 episodes
Season 10
38 episodes
Season 11
16 episodes
Season 12
26 episodes
Season 13
14 episodes
Season 14
14 episodes
Season 15
17 episodes
Season 16
23 episodes
Season 17
10 episodes
Season 18
11 episodes
Season 19
10 episodes
Season 20
21 episodes
Season 21
7 episodes
Season 22
11 episodes
Season 23
10 episodes
Season 24
7 episodes
Season 25
10 episodes
Season 26
16 episodes
Season 27
18 episodes
Season 28
20 episodes
Season 29
24 episodes
Season 30
16 episodes
Season 31
26 episodes
Season 32
20 episodes
Season 33
12 episodes
Season 34
13 episodes
Season 35
25 episodes
Season 36
15 episodes
Network: BBC One
Runtime: 43080 min.
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Oct. 13, 1967
Last Air Date: Jan. 28, 1999, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: NR