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13/10/1967 Documentary 1h 0m
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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.

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Sallis

    Guest

  2. Eleanor Bron

    Self

  3. John Gielgud

    Self

  4. Ralph Richardson

    Self

  5. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

    Self - Narrator

  6. André Previn

    Self

  7. Michael Hordern

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  8. Ken Russell

    Self

  9. Eric Morecambe

    Self

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 42

2002 | 4 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Omnibus

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