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 8)
Tommy Steele: My Life, My Song (Episode 1)
Air date: 1974-10-08
The Goldwyn Touch (Episode 2)
Air date: 1974-10-20
Joseph Conrad (Episode 3)
Air date: 1974-10-27
Music from the Flames (Episode 4)
Air date: 1974-11-10
Overview: This film is a documentary about Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
The O De Cologne Show (Episode 5)
Air date: 1974-11-17
The Jean Rhys Woman (Episode 6)
Air date: 1974-11-24
Oscar Peterson & André Previn (Episode 7)
Air date: 1974-12-01
Find Me (Episode 8)
Air date: 1974-12-08
The Need for Nightmare (Episode 9)
Air date: 1974-12-15
Overview: How nightmares inspired the greatest horror writers of the 19th Century
Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (Episode 10)
Air date: 1974-12-22
Overview: Documentary about the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, featuring many film clips and reminiscences from entertainers and associates. Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
A Circus for a School (Episode 11)
Air date: 1974-12-29
Cathedral (Episode 12)
Air date: 1975-01-05
Cracked Actor (Episode 13)
Air date: 1975-01-26
Overview: BBC documentary showing David Bowie looking back on his Ziggy Stardust character during his Diamond Dogs tour.
Auguste Rodin: Changes (Episode 14)
Air date: 1975-02-02
Overview: A partially dramatized arts programme about the life and work of Auguste Rodin
21 Not Out (Episode 15)
Air date: 1975-02-16
Alphabets, Wild Things, Peter and a Golden Canary (Episode 16)
Air date: 1975-02-23
Charles Chaplin: Tramp & Philosopher (Episode 17)
Air date: 1975-03-02
The Friendly Invasion from Stephen Foster to Ragtime (Episode 18)
Air date: 1975-03-09
Fidelio Finke: Where Are You Now? (Episode 19)
Air date: 1975-03-16
African Sanctus (Episode 20)
Air date: 1975-03-30
Nijinsky: God of the Dance (Episode 21)
Air date: 1975-04-06
The Grierson Award (Episode 22)
Air date: 1975-04-13
Great Orchestras: The Vienna Philharmonic (Episode 23)
Air date: 1975-04-27
Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years (Episode 24)
Air date: 1975-05-04
Irving Berlin (Episode 25)
Air date: 1975-05-11
Overview: Presented by Benny Green and Roy Castle this is a delightful song-filled affectionate tribute to the career of Irving Berlin
A Step in the Jungle: Ronald Searle (Episode 26)
Air date: 1975-06-15
