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 27
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E1
Tribute to Laurence Olivier
Jul 14, 1989 -
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Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Jul 21, 1989 -
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E3
A Second Chance
Sep 8, 1989 -
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E4
Rape - That's Entertainment?
Sep 15, 1989 -
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Raymond Carver
Sep 22, 1989 -
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E6
Butterfly
Sep 29, 1989 -
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E7
Art in the Ring
Oct 6, 1989 -
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E8
Art in the Third Reich- Power
Oct 13, 1989 -
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E9
Art in the Third Reich- Propaganda
Oct 20, 1989 -
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E10
Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz
Oct 27, 1989 -
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E11
Tim Rollins & Kos: The Art of Survival
Nov 3, 1989 -
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E12
The Kirov Ballet: Leningrad Legend
Nov 10, 1989 -
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E13
Pipe Dreams
Nov 24, 1989 -
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E14
My Most Difficult Book - The Story of 'Lolita'
How Vladimir Nabokov wrote his most famous novel, and why it is one of the greatest novels ever written.
Dec 1, 1989 -
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E15
Alan Ayckbourn: Sex and Politics
Michael Billington, drama critic of The Guardian newspaper, explores the life and work of Alan Ayckbourn, including his latest play due to open in London - Man of the Moment - and also conducts an interview with the playwright and director.
Feb 13, 1990 -
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E16
Sunday in the Park with Stephen
Mar 20, 1990 -
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E17
The Novelist Who Would Be President
Mar 27, 1990 -
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E18
Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh [played by Linus Roache] meets Roulin, [played by Jim Broadbent]and Gaughin [played by Jack Shepherd]
Jun 20, 1990