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 (15)
1. The Art of Diana
Aired 30 August 1998
2. Alan McGee: The Man Who Discovered Oasis
Aired 14 September 1998
3. Zizi je t'aime
Aired 21 September 1998
4. Cat People
Aired 28 September 1998
5. Darcey Bussell
Aired 5 October 1998
6. Billy Fury: Halfway to Paradise
Aired 12 October 1998
7. The Whirl of Vanity Fair
Aired 25 November 1998
8. Julie Andrews
Aired 15 December 1998
9. Starring - Animals
Aired 20 December 1998
10. Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe
Aired 23 December 1998
11. Mad About Monet
Aired 28 January 1999