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 27)
Tribute to Laurence Olivier (Episode 1)
Air date: 1989-07-14
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (Episode 2)
Air date: 1989-07-21
A Second Chance (Episode 3)
Air date: 1989-09-08
Rape - That's Entertainment? (Episode 4)
Air date: 1989-09-15
Raymond Carver (Episode 5)
Air date: 1989-09-22
Butterfly (Episode 6)
Air date: 1989-09-29
Art in the Ring (Episode 7)
Air date: 1989-10-06
Art in the Third Reich- Power (Episode 8)
Air date: 1989-10-13
Art in the Third Reich- Propaganda (Episode 9)
Air date: 1989-10-20
Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz (Episode 10)
Air date: 1989-10-27
Tim Rollins & Kos: The Art of Survival (Episode 11)
Air date: 1989-11-03
The Kirov Ballet: Leningrad Legend (Episode 12)
Air date: 1989-11-10
Pipe Dreams (Episode 13)
Air date: 1989-11-24
My Most Difficult Book - The Story of 'Lolita' (Episode 14)
Air date: 1989-12-01
Overview: How Vladimir Nabokov wrote his most famous novel, and why it is one of the greatest novels ever written.
Alan Ayckbourn: Sex and Politics (Episode 15)
Air date: 1990-02-13
Overview: Michael Billington, drama critic of The Guardian newspaper, explores the life and work of Alan Ayckbourn, including his latest play due to open in London - Man of the Moment - and also conducts an interview with the playwright and director.
Sunday in the Park with Stephen (Episode 16)
Air date: 1990-03-20
The Novelist Who Would Be President (Episode 17)
Air date: 1990-03-27
Van Gogh (Episode 18)
Air date: 1990-06-20
Overview: Vincent Van Gogh [played by Linus Roache] meets Roulin, [played by Jim Broadbent]and Gaughin [played by Jack Shepherd]
