About this season
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.
Episodes (30)
1. Song of Summer
Aired 15 September 1968
2. J.B. Priestley
Aired 22 September 1968
Tribute to J.B. Priestley on his 75th birthday, including extracts from his work.
3. Olympia 1936
Aired 29 September 1968
4. Blow The Wind Southerly
Aired 6 October 1968
5. All My Loving
Aired 3 November 1968 • 52 min
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd, Cream, Donovan, Frank Zappa & Eric Burdon.
6. Rossini: The Long Farewell
Aired 10 November 1968
7. The Hunted Man
Aired 17 November 1968
8. Paul Gauguin: Quest For Silence
Aired 24 November 1968
9. Rubinstein Speaks
Aired 1 December 1968
10. Hadrian VII
Aired 8 December 1968
11. Tallulah Bankhead
Aired 15 December 1968
12. Make A Joyful Noise
Aired 22 December 1968
13. Eric Porter
Aired 29 December 1968
14. Cream Farewell Concert
Aired 5 January 1969
The historic Farewell Concert at Albert Hall in London by one of rock's greatest groups has been dynamically recorded in this film by Robert Stigwood. The group, composed of Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Jack Bruce on bass and lead vocals, and Ginger Baker on drums, give an electrifying performance that is as exciting to watch as it is to hear. Each of the musicians has gone on to become a superstar in his own right, and we get to see fascinating backstage interviews with all of them. Highlights include the long version of "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room" along with other Cream hits.
15. The Man Who Dances
Aired 12 January 1969
16. Woman From The Shadows
Aired 19 January 1969
17. Makers of the Queen's Music
Aired 26 January 1969
18. From Today, Painting Is Dead
Aired 2 February 1969
19. Myrna Loy
Aired 16 February 1969
20. Malcolm Arnold
Aired 2 March 1969
21. Shostakovich
Aired 9 March 1969
22. A Couple of Brians
Aired 23 March 1969
23. 1969 Oscar Awards
Aired 20 April 1969
24. Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go
Aired 30 March 1969
25. The More We Are Together
Aired 4 May 1969
26. Lawrence Durrell's Paris
Aired 11 May 1969
27. Margot Fonteyn: Birthday of a Ballerina
Aired 18 May 1969
28. Acting Styles in the 20th Century
Aired 25 May 1969
29. The Vital Juices Are Russian
Aired 1 June 1969
30. So What If It's Just Green Cheese?
Aired 20 July 1969
An improvised celebration of Apollo 11's landing on the Moon.