Omnibus 1967
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.
Details
- First air date
- Oct 13, 1967
- Last air date
- Jan 8, 2003
- Seasons
- 42
- Episodes
- 784
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- BBC
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
