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 33)
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (Episode 1)
Air date: 1995-09-03
Listen, Paula... (Episode 2)
Air date: 1995-09-18
Enigma: The Making of a Hardback Hero (Episode 3)
Air date: 1995-09-25
Overview: Robert Harris's Fatherland was a publishing phenomenon, the most successful first novel by a British author in 20 years. Now he's writing his 2nd novel, Enigma, which looks like being the publishing event of the year. Can he do it? Is he a one-hit wonder or a hardback hero?
Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 1 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1995-10-09
Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part 2 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1995-10-16
A Foundation Course in Art (Episode 6)
Air date: 1995-11-11
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (Episode 7)
Air date: 1995-12-19
Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood (Episode 8)
Air date: 1996-01-08
A Day on the Mountain (Episode 9)
Air date: 1996-02-05
Written on Water: A Film About Budapest (Episode 10)
Air date: 1996-04-22
Eve Arnold in Retrospect (Episode 11)
Air date: 1996-05-13
Overview: Documentary about a pioneering American photojournalist Eve Arnold.
Degas: The Old Man Mad About Art (Episode 12)
Air date: 1996-05-20
