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 23)
George Grosz: Enemy of the State (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-05-05
Overview: Dramatized documentary about the life of the painter George Grosz.
Real Dreams (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-05-12
James Stirling (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-05-22
Michelangelo (Episode 4)
Air date: 1987-05-29
A US Journey with Isaac Bashevis (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-06-05
Aretha Franklin (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-06-12
The Big Bang in the Book World (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-06-19
George Gershwin Remembered (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-07-10
The Hackney Way (Episode 9)
Air date: 1987-07-17
Eudora Welty (Episode 10)
Air date: 1987-07-24
