Official poster of Omnibus
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TV Series • 1967

Omnibus

Documentary
42 seasons • 784 episodes

Synopsis

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.

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Release date 1967-10-13
Original language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 16

Main Cast

Seasons

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

24 episodes

1967
Poster for Season 2

Season 2

30 episodes

1968
Poster for Season 3

Season 3

35 episodes

1969
Poster for Season 4

Season 4

31 episodes

1970
Poster for Season 5

Season 5

27 episodes

1971
Poster for Season 6

Season 6

25 episodes

1972
Poster for Season 7

Season 7

35 episodes

1973
Poster for Season 8

Season 8

26 episodes

1974
Poster for Season 9

Season 9

34 episodes

1975
Poster for Season 10

Season 10

38 episodes

1976
Poster for Season 11

Season 11

16 episodes

1977
Poster for Season 12

Season 12

26 episodes

1978
Poster for Season 13

Season 13

14 episodes

1979
Poster for Season 14

Season 14

14 episodes

1981
Poster for Season 15

Season 15

17 episodes

1982
Poster for Season 16

Season 16

23 episodes

1982
Poster for Season 17

Season 17

10 episodes

1983
Poster for Season 18

Season 18

11 episodes

1984
Poster for Season 19

Season 19

10 episodes

1984
Poster for Season 20

Season 20

21 episodes

1985
Poster for Season 21

Season 21

7 episodes

1986
Poster for Season 22

Season 22

11 episodes

1986
Poster for Season 23

Season 23

10 episodes

1987
Poster for Season 24

Season 24

7 episodes

1987
Poster for Season 25

Season 25

10 episodes

1988
Poster for Season 26

Season 26

16 episodes

1988
Poster for Season 27

Season 27

18 episodes

1989
Poster for Season 28

Season 28

20 episodes

1990
Poster for Season 29

Season 29

24 episodes

1991
Poster for Season 30

Season 30

16 episodes

1992
Poster for Season 31

Season 31

26 episodes

1993
Poster for Season 32

Season 32

20 episodes

1994
Poster for Season 33

Season 33

12 episodes

1995
Poster for Season 34

Season 34

13 episodes

1996
Poster for Season 35

Season 35

25 episodes

1997
Poster for Season 36

Season 36

15 episodes

1998
Poster for Season 37

Season 37

9 episodes

1999
Poster for Season 38

Season 38

17 episodes

1999
Poster for Season 39

Season 39

14 episodes

2000
Poster for Season 40

Season 40

15 episodes

2001
Poster for Season 41

Season 41

7 episodes

2002
Poster for Season 42

Season 42

4 episodes

2002