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 5)
The Proms 71 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1971-08-29
Happy Birthday Dear Albert (Episode 2)
Air date: 1971-09-12
Glenda Jackson: A Private Face in a Public Place (Episode 3)
Air date: 1971-10-19
The Young Platform (Episode 4)
Air date: 1971-09-26
David Lean (Episode 5)
Air date: 1971-10-03
There Was an Old Person Called Lear... (Episode 6)
Air date: 1971-10-10
Paul Klee: Heart of Creation (Episode 7)
Air date: 1971-10-17
Rap Her Te Bank (Episode 8)
Air date: 1971-10-24
Overview: An exploration of industrial Folksong in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution through to contemporary events affecting us all.It was filmed in Folk Clubs across Britain.
Mind You I Live Here: Stan Barstow (Episode 9)
Air date: 1971-10-31
Overview: A portrait of Yorkshire writer and author Stan Barstow; includes contributions from his friends.
Will the real Mr Hogarth.... (Episode 10)
Air date: 1971-10-31
Overview: A personal appraisal of the caricaturist William Hogarth.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (Episode 11)
Air date: 1971-11-14
Vive La Culture! (Episode 12)
Air date: 1971-11-28
Overview: A tour of the arts,dance and theatre of Amiens, a town that makes car tyres.
Instant Nostalgia (Episode 13)
Air date: 1971-12-05
Humphrey Bogart (Episode 14)
Air date: 1971-12-27
Paradise Restored (Episode 15)
Air date: 1972-01-02
A Modern Turn of Mind (Episode 16)
Air date: 1972-01-30
Sir John Barbirolli: Glorious John (Episode 17)
Air date: 1972-02-06
Bruno Walter: The Face of Music (Episode 18)
Air date: 1972-02-13
Rise Above It: Tyrone Guthrie (Episode 19)
Air date: 1972-02-20
Man at the Met: Sir Rudolf Bing (Episode 20)
Air date: 1972-02-27
The Fall of Venice (Episode 21)
Air date: 1972-03-19
Actor, I Said (Episode 22)
Air date: 1972-04-09
The Great American Dream Machine (Episode 23)
Air date: 1972-04-16
Leningrad Reborn (Episode 24)
Air date: 1972-04-30
Born Black Born British (Episode 25)
Air date: 1972-06-11
Overview: Young West Indians give an impression of their life in this country through their paintings, music, and writing.
A Dignified Comic Set-to: Groucho Marx (Episode 26)
Air date: 1972-07-02
The Man Behind the Mask: Marcel Marceau (Episode 27)
Air date: 1972-07-23
