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 14)
Judy Chicago's Dinner Party (Episode 1)
Air date: 1981-01-13
But The Client Loved It... (Episode 2)
Air date: 1981-01-20
When The Dancing Had to Stop (Episode 3)
Air date: 1981-01-27
The First Freedom (Episode 4)
Air date: 1981-02-03
The Story of G... (Episode 5)
Air date: 1981-02-10
Dallas The Big Store (Episode 6)
Air date: 1981-02-24
Punch & Judy (Episode 7)
Air date: 1981-03-03
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions (Episode 8)
Air date: 1981-03-17
Norman Foster: Watch This Space (Episode 9)
Air date: 1981-03-24
An Actor's Life For Me (Episode 10)
Air date: 1981-03-31
Parrots, Bees, Ducks and Finches (Episode 11)
Air date: 1981-04-07
Overview: Documentary which looks at the history of the English Stage Company and its base, the Royal Court Theatre in London. Past triumphs and failures are reviewed with the aid of Sir John Gielgud, John Osborne, Max Stafford-Clark, Arnold Wesker, Dennis Waterman, Oscar Lewenstein, Nigel Williams and E.A. Whitehead.
Mark Gertler (Episode 12)
Air date: 1981-04-14
We Ask the Questions (Episode 13)
Air date: 1981-04-21
Landseer: A Victorian Comedy (Episode 14)
Air date: 1981-06-02
