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 33
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Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Sep 3, 1995 -
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Listen, Paula...
Sep 18, 1995 -
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Enigma: The Making of a Hardback Hero
Robert Harris's Fatherland was a publishing phenomenon, the most successful first novel by a British author in 20 years. Now he's writing his 2nd novel, Enigma, which looks like being the publishing event of the year. Can he do it? Is he a one-hit wonder or a hardback hero?
Sep 25, 1995 -
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Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 1
Oct 9, 1995 -
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Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 2
Oct 16, 1995 -
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A Foundation Course in Art
Nov 11, 1995 -
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Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Dec 19, 1995 -
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Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
Jan 8, 1996 -
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A Day on the Mountain
Feb 5, 1996 -
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Written on Water: A Film About Budapest
Apr 22, 1996 -
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Eve Arnold in Retrospect
Documentary about a pioneering American photojournalist Eve Arnold.
May 13, 1996 -
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Degas: The Old Man Mad About Art
May 20, 1996