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 39)
William Blake (Episode 1)
Air date: 2000-11-06
John Barry: Licence to Thrill (Episode 2)
Air date: 2000-11-13
Dame Alicia Markova: The People's Ballerina (Episode 3)
Air date: 2000-11-20
Kingsley Amis (Episode 4)
Air date: 2000-11-27
Dudley Moore: After the Laughter (Episode 5)
Air date: 2000-12-04
Nancy Mitford (Episode 6)
Air date: 2001-02-07
Placido Domingo: The King Of Opera (Episode 7)
Air date: 2001-02-17
Fascinatin' Rhythm: The History of Tap (Episode 8)
Air date: 2001-02-24
Stanley Spencer (Episode 9)
Air date: 2001-03-03
Stanley Spencer and Neil Macgregor: Private View (Episode 10)
Air date: 2001-03-09
My Fair Lady: Loverly (Episode 11)
Air date: 2001-03-10
Overview: Ever since the 1914 production of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (based on Greek myth), the story of Eliza Doolittle's transformation from Cockney flower girl to society lady has fascinated readers and audiences. And of all the versions, none has been more popular than the 1964 movie musical My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. As the stage musical starring former EastEnder Martine McCutcheon prepares for opening night, this film celebrates the phenomenon that is My Fair Lady.
Botticelli: Visions of Violence and Beauty (Episode 12)
Writer: Ben McPherson
Air date: 2001-03-17
Sebastian Faulks (Episode 13)
Air date: 2001-03-24
Dino De Laurentiis (Episode 14)
Air date: 2001-03-24
