Omnibus
Rating: 7.2 · 1967 · Documentary · United Kingdom · 36 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1967
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 36
- TMDB
- 7.2
- IMDb
- 7.2
Director
Cast
- Peter Sallis — Guest
- Eleanor Bron — Self
- John Gielgud — Self
- Ralph Richardson — Self
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Self - Narrator
- André Previn — Self
- Michael Hordern — Self
- Ken Russell — Self
- Eric Morecambe — Self
- Ernie Wise — Self
- Claire Bloom — Self
- Roger Waters — Self
- John Bird — Self
- Ginger Baker — Self
- Tommy Steele — Self
- Sergei Diaghilev — Self
- J. B. Priestley — Self
- Jack Bruce — Self
- Adrian Boult — Self
- Noël Coward — Self