Omnibus
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.
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Season 11
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Music of a Thousand Autumns
'Gagaku' is the ancient Court music of Japan. In this film dancers and musicians discuss and demonstrate the traditional movements, styles and the sounds of an art culture little known in the West. Master players of the Sho and Kyoto demonstrate the special meaning of performance techniques.
Oct 13, 1977 -
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The Nat Gonella Story
Oct 20, 1977 -
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Big Band Jazz
Oct 27, 1977 -
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Pure Radio
Nov 3, 1977 -
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A Day in the Garden/A Piano's Story
Nov 10, 1977 -
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The Garden Beyond
Nov 17, 1977 -
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Poetry
Nov 24, 1977 -
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For Love or Money 1
Dec 1, 1977 -
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For Love or Money 2
Dec 8, 1977 -
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Jeanne Moreau
Jan 12, 1978 -
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Gustev Courbit/Engine of Revolution
Jan 19, 1978 -
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Voices of Children/Profile of a Dancer
Feb 2, 1978 -
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Everyone Is a Special Kind of Artist
Feb 2, 1978 -
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Marevna & Marika
Feb 9, 1978 -
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The Song of the White Horse
Feb 16, 1978 -
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Warsaw Autumn
Feb 23, 1978