Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · 42 seasons · 784 eps · ★ 7.2 · Documentary

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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.

Directed by Don Taylor · Written by Ben McPherson

Network: BBC One

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Peter Sallis
Eleanor Bron Self
John Gielgud Self
Ralph Richardson Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self - Narrator
André Previn Self
Michael Hordern Self - Narrator (voice)
Ken Russell Self
Eric Morecambe Self
Ernie Wise Self
Roger Waters
Claire Bloom Self

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