David M. Thompson
Director
Omnibus (1967)
Season 8
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 55 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.arts, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.music-documentary, imdb.documentary-series, imdb.reenactment
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S8E1 - Tommy Steele: My Life, My Song
None
Oct. 8, 1974, midnight
S8E2 - The Goldwyn Touch
None
Oct. 20, 1974, midnight
S8E3 - Joseph Conrad
None
Oct. 27, 1974, midnight
S8E4 - Music from the Flames
This film is a documentary about Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Nov. 10, 1974, midnight
S8E5 - The O De Cologne Show
None
Nov. 17, 1974, midnight
S8E6 - The Jean Rhys Woman
None
Nov. 24, 1974, midnight
S8E7 - Oscar Peterson & André Previn
None
Dec. 1, 1974, midnight
S8E8 - Find Me
None
Dec. 8, 1974, midnight
S8E9 - The Need for Nightmare
How nightmares inspired the greatest horror writers of the 19th Century
Dec. 15, 1974, midnight
S8E10 - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Documentary about the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, featuring many film clips and reminiscences from entertainers and associates. Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
Dec. 22, 1974, midnight
S8E11 - A Circus for a School
None
Dec. 29, 1974, midnight
S8E12 - Cathedral
None
Jan. 5, 1975, midnight
S8E13 - Cracked Actor
BBC documentary showing David Bowie looking back on his Ziggy Stardust character during his Diamond Dogs tour.
Jan. 26, 1975, midnight
S8E14 - Auguste Rodin: Changes
A partially dramatized arts programme about the life and work of Auguste Rodin
Feb. 2, 1975, midnight
S8E15 - 21 Not Out
None
Feb. 16, 1975, midnight
S8E16 - Alphabets, Wild Things, Peter and a Golden Canary
None
Feb. 23, 1975, midnight
S8E17 - Charles Chaplin: Tramp & Philosopher
None
March 2, 1975, midnight
S8E18 - The Friendly Invasion from Stephen Foster to Ragtime
None
March 9, 1975, midnight
S8E19 - Fidelio Finke: Where Are You Now?
None
March 16, 1975, midnight
S8E20 - African Sanctus
None
March 30, 1975, midnight
S8E21 - Nijinsky: God of the Dance
None
April 6, 1975, midnight
S8E22 - The Grierson Award
None
April 13, 1975, midnight
S8E23 - Great Orchestras: The Vienna Philharmonic
None
April 27, 1975, midnight
S8E24 - Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years
None
May 4, 1975, midnight
S8E25 - Irving Berlin
Presented by Benny Green and Roy Castle this is a delightful song-filled affectionate tribute to the career of Irving Berlin
May 11, 1975, midnight
S8E28 - A Step in the Jungle: Ronald Searle
None
June 15, 1975, midnight
BBC One
55 min/ep
39490 min
Oct. 13, 1967
Jan. 28, 1999, midnight
Canceled
NR
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