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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Season 38

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E1
Van Dyck Undressed

Sep 13, 1999
2

E2
Roddy Doyle: Ha Ha Ha

Sep 20, 1999
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E3
Steve Martin: Seriously Funny

Sep 27, 1999
4

E4
Blondie: Beneath the Bleach

Oct 4, 1999
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E5
Yes, Sir Nigel

Oct 15, 1999
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E6
Who the Dickens Is Mrs Gaskell?

Nov 29, 1999
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E7
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Dec 6, 1999
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E8
Jennifer Saunders at the Barre

Dec 13, 1999
9

E9
John Ruskin

Mar 13, 2000
10

E10
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Mar 20, 2000
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E11
The Naked Sculptor

Omnibus about British artist Anthony Gormley best known for The Angel of the North, a huge sculpture outside Newcastle. This profile follows Gormley at work in his studio and installing a sculpture in Norway. Interviews include Jake Chapman, Anish Kapoor and Gormley's mother.

Mar 27, 2000
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E12
The Great Gatsby

A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby.

Apr 3, 2000
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E13
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth

A documentary on the life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, with clips from her films and interviews with friends and co-workers.

Apr 4, 2000
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E14
The Shock of the Old

Jun 11, 2000
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E16
Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken

Jun 28, 2000
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E17
Vinnie Goes to Hollywood

Jul 12, 2000
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E18
The Piero Trail

Aug 3, 2000