David M. Thompson
Director
Omnibus (1967)
Season 4
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
S4E1 - Omnibus at the Proms
Aug. 23, 1970, midnight
S4E2 - Ustinov's Expo
Sept. 13, 1970, midnight
S4E3 - Heart of Britain
An examination of the life and work of Humphrey Jennings, scholar, writer painter but, above all, filmmaker.
Sept. 20, 1970, midnight
S4E4 - Art Therapy-Shapes in the Wilderness
Sept. 27, 1970, midnight
S4E5 - Everything in the Garden 1
The first part of this special documentary film traces the tempestuous history of the Royal Opera House from the time the first building opened its doors in 1732 up to the present day, 26 years after Sir David Webster 's appointment.
Oct. 11, 1970, midnight
S4E6 - Everything in the Garden 2
A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Oct. 18, 1970, midnight
S4E7 - It'll Be All Live on the Night
An investigation of regional theatre in Britain. Amongst the Theatres - and their Artistic Directors - discussed are the Northcott Theeatre, Exeter; Theatre Royal Windsor, Peter Cheeseman's Victoria Theatre Stoke on Trent and theatres in Nottingham and Hull.
Nov. 1, 1970, midnight
S4E8 - Robert Shaw: The Actor as Novelist
Nov. 15, 1970, midnight
S4E9 - A Requiem for Modigliani
Nov. 22, 1970, midnight
S4E10 - Rambert Remembers
Nov. 29, 1970, midnight
S4E11 - Eisenstein 1
Dec. 6, 1970, midnight
S4E12 - Eisenstein 2
Dec. 13, 1970, midnight
S4E13 - I Regret Nothing
Dec. 27, 1970, 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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