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 (9)
1. Laughter in the House-The Sitcom 1
Aired 24 March 1999
2. Laughter in the House-The Sitcom 2
Aired 31 March 1999
3. Laughter in the House-The Sitcom 3
Aired 7 April 1999
4. Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World
Aired 10 May 1999
5. Chopin with Andras Schiff
Aired 17 May 1999
6. Dino
Aired 24 May 1999
7. Our Julie
Aired 6 June 1999
8. Rebuilding the Reichstag
Aired 7 June 1999
9. A Long Time Ago... The Story of Star Wars
Aired 9 June 1999
On the eve of the release of the new Star Wars movie, Omnibus goes behind-the-scenes during its making and looks back at the saga's origin and impact.