David M. Thompson
Director
Omnibus (1967)
Season 34
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.
Released Oct. 13, 1967
Episode 60 min
None+
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
S34E1 - William Blake: Singing For England
Nov. 6, 2000, midnight
S34E2 - John Barry: Licence to Thrill
Nov. 13, 2000, midnight
S34E3 - Dame Alicia Markova: The People's Ballerina
Nov. 20, 2000, midnight
S34E4 - Kingsley Amis
Nov. 27, 2000, midnight
S34E5 - Dudley Moore: After the Laughter
Dec. 4, 2000, midnight
S34E6 - Nancy Mitford: The Big Tease
Feb. 7, 2001, midnight
S34E7 - Placido Domingo
Feb. 17, 2001, midnight
S34E8 - Fascinatin' Rhythm: The History of Tap
Feb. 24, 2001, midnight
S34E9 - Resurrecting Stanley - The Paintings of Stanley Spencer
March 3, 2001, midnight
S34E10 - My Fair Lady: Wouldn't It Be Loverly
March 10, 2001, midnight
S34E11 - Botticelli: Visions of Violence and Beauty
March 17, 2001, midnight
S34E12 - Sebastian Faulks: The Fatal Century
March 24, 2001, midnight
S34E13 - Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
March 31, 2001, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 43080 min.
Released: Oct. 13, 1967
Last Air Date: Jan. 28, 1999, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: NR
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