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 38)
Van Dyck Undressed (Episode 1)
Air date: 1999-09-13
Roddy Doyle: Ha Ha Ha (Episode 2)
Air date: 1999-09-20
Steve Martin: Seriously Funny (Episode 3)
Air date: 1999-09-27
Blondie: Beneath the Bleach (Episode 4)
Air date: 1999-10-04
Yes, Sir Nigel (Episode 5)
Air date: 1999-10-15
Who the Dickens Is Mrs Gaskell? (Episode 6)
Air date: 1999-11-29
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (Episode 7)
Air date: 1999-12-06
Jennifer Saunders at the Barre (Episode 8)
Air date: 1999-12-13
John Ruskin (Episode 9)
Air date: 2000-03-13
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (Episode 10)
Air date: 2000-03-20
The Naked Sculptor (Episode 11)
Air date: 2000-03-27
Overview: Omnibus about British artist Anthony Gormley best known for The Angel of the North, a huge sculpture outside Newcastle. This profile follows Gormley at work in his studio and installing a sculpture in Norway. Interviews include Jake Chapman, Anish Kapoor and Gormley's mother.
The Great Gatsby (Episode 12)
Air date: 2000-04-03
Overview: A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby.
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (Episode 13)
Air date: 2000-04-04
Overview: A documentary on the life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, with clips from her films and interviews with friends and co-workers.
The Shock of the Old (Episode 14)
Air date: 2000-06-11
Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken (Episode 15)
Air date: 2000-06-28
Vinnie Goes to Hollywood (Episode 16)
Air date: 2000-07-12
The Piero Trail (Episode 17)
Air date: 2000-08-03
