Omnibus - Season 6

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Omnibus - Season 6
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Title:Omnibus - Season 6
Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 1972-09-17
Season Number: 6
Total Episodes: 25
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Overview
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.
Seasons List

Episodes List

The Last Samurai

Episode 2 : The Last Samurai

September 24, 1972
The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

Episode 3 : The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

Christopher Plummer invites the audience into the...
October 01, 1972
Artists in Wartime

Episode 7 : Artists in Wartime

November 12, 1972
Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

Episode 9 : Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

A journey across Australia through the paintings...
November 26, 1972
Judy: Impressions of Garland

Episode 11 : Judy: Impressions of Garland

Memories of Judy Garland, from people who knew...
December 24, 1972
Why Culture?

Episode 13 : Why Culture?

January 21, 1973
Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

Episode 15 : Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

This film for Omnibus follows the two weeks of...
February 18, 1973
The Passing of the Year

Episode 22 : The Passing of the Year

An Omnibus calendar of tribal England. This film...
May 13, 1973
Ginger Baker in Africa

Episode 25 : Ginger Baker in Africa

The former Cream drummer travels to Nigeria to...
July 15, 1973