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.
Omnibus (Season 12)
The Art Show of Ed Kienholz (Episode 1)
Air date: 1978-08-02
Overview: Edward Kienholz was an American artist known for his found-object assemblages and installations he referred to as tableauxs. In one of his most controversial works, The State Hospital (1966), Kienholz provided a grisly account.
The People's Park: Disco Delight or What a Way to End It All (Episode 2)
Air date: 1978-08-09
Leos Janacek: 1854-1928 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1978-08-16
The Pilgrimage of Ti-Jean (Episode 4)
Air date: 1978-08-30
The Record Machine (Episode 5)
Air date: 1978-10-12
Overview: John Peel Interviews The Mekons, Sham 69, Alternative TV, The Slits, and UK Subs.
Living Room (Episode 6)
Air date: 1978-10-19
Paul Gauguin: The Savage and the Construction of Paradise (Episode 7)
Air date: 1978-10-26
Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision (Episode 8)
Air date: 1978-11-02
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A look at "Gonzo journalist", Hunter S. Thompson with his collaborator, British illustrator, Ralph Steadman.
628-E8 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1978-12-27
Its Stolen Your Face (Episode 10)
Air date: 1978-11-23
After the Dream (Episode 11)
Air date: 1978-11-30
Getting Away with Murder: The Childhood of Claude Chabrol (Episode 12)
Air date: 1978-12-07
She Must Be Joking! (Episode 13)
Air date: 1978-12-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A look at stand-up comediennes.
Lillian Hellman (Episode 14)
Air date: 1979-02-08
Rene Magritte (Episode 15)
Air date: 1979-02-05
Words Fail Me (Episode 16)
Air date: 1979-02-22
Brian Clarke: The Story So Far (Episode 17)
Air date: 1979-03-15
Overview: TV documentary about a packed and unpredictable year in the life of 25 year-old artist in stained-glass, Brian Clarke.
Natalia Makarova (Episode 18)
Air date: 1979-03-29
Drawn & Quartered (Episode 19)
Air date: 1979-05-10
Kiss Me, Petruchio (Episode 20)
Air date: 1979-05-17
Lotte Lenya (Episode 21)
Air date: 1979-05-24
Overview: Documentary on the widow of Kurt Weill, the legendary actress and singer Lotte Lenya.
The Brothers Grimm (Episode 22)
Air date: 1979-05-30
Dread, Beat N'Blood (Episode 23)
Air date: 1979-06-07
The Long Walk of Fred Young (Episode 24)
Air date: 1979-06-14
Pig Earth (Episode 25)
Air date: 1979-06-21
Gold on Ice (Episode 26)
Air date: 1979-06-27
