Omnibus

1967 · 784 episodes · 42 seasons

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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Korea - A House Divided

Sep 23, 1988 · 43m
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Sir Fred- a Celilbration

Sep 30, 1988 · 43m
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Gwen: A Juliet Remembered

Oct 7, 1988 · 43m
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Eisenstein: Little Boy from Riga

A study of the life and work of the Russian film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein.

Oct 14, 1988 · 60m
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Harold Pinter

Anna Ford speak to Harold Pinter about how life experience had politicized his work.

Oct 21, 1988 · 43m
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Charles: A Vision of Britain

Oct 28, 1988 · 43m
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Caryl Churchill

Nov 4, 1988 · 43m
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Paul Simon

Paul Simon is interviewed by Mark Steyn a couple of years after he released his Graceland album. In response to Steyn's thoughtful questions, Simon reflects on his music, his songwriting and his influences.

Nov 11, 1988 · 60m
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