Omnibus

Omnibus

ENDED42 Seasons784 Episodes7.2
NetworkBBC One
First AiredOct 13, 1967
Last AiredJan 8, 2003
Runtime60 min

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.

Seasons & Episodes42 seasons · 784 episodes

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E1
E1Les Miserables Goes to China
Oct 23, 2002
E2
E2Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper
Oct 30, 2002
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell attempts to prove that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper.
E3
E3Lord Byron: Exile on Fame Street
Nov 6, 2002
Dubbed "mad, bad and dangerous to know" by one of his many lovers, Lord Byron was a prototype celebrity whose legend has not diminished with the passage of time. Omnibus looks at the man behind the myth and his legacy.
E4
E4Annie Proulx: Way Out West
Jan 8, 2003

About Omnibus

Omnibus is a documentary series on BBC One. The show first aired on Oct 13, 1967 and currently has 42 seasons and 784 episodes. Omnibus has ended after 42 seasons. It has a rating of 7.2/10 based on 9 votes.

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