Overview - Omnibus

Overview

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

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 24

  Date first aired: 1967-10-13

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1968-09-15

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 35

  Date first aired: 1969-08-03

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 31

  Date first aired: 1970-08-23

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 27

  Date first aired: 1971-08-29

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 25

  Date first aired: 1972-09-17

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 35

  Date first aired: 1973-07-29

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 26

  Date first aired: 1974-10-08

• Name: Season 9

  Episode: 34

  Date first aired: 1975-09-21