Series

Omnibus

1967 · 42 seasons · Documentary

IMDb

7.5

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.

First aired

October 13, 1967

Last aired

January 8, 2003

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

784

Genres

Documentary

• Season 124 episodes · 1967
• Season 230 episodes · 1968
• Season 335 episodes · 1969
• Season 431 episodes · 1970
• Season 527 episodes · 1971
• Season 625 episodes · 1972
• Season 735 episodes · 1973
• Season 826 episodes · 1974
• Season 934 episodes · 1975
• Season 1038 episodes · 1976
• Season 1116 episodes · 1977
• Season 1226 episodes · 1978
• Season 1314 episodes · 1979
• Season 1414 episodes · 1981
• Season 1517 episodes · 1982
• Season 1623 episodes · 1982
• Season 1710 episodes · 1983
• Season 1811 episodes · 1984
• Season 1910 episodes · 1984
• Season 2021 episodes · 1985
• Season 217 episodes · 1986
• Season 2211 episodes · 1986
• Season 2310 episodes · 1987
• Season 247 episodes · 1987
• Season 2510 episodes · 1988
• Season 2616 episodes · 1988
• Season 2718 episodes · 1989
• Season 2820 episodes · 1990
• Season 2924 episodes · 1991
• Season 3016 episodes · 1992
• Season 3126 episodes · 1993
• Season 3220 episodes · 1994
• Season 3312 episodes · 1995
• Season 3413 episodes · 1996
• Season 3525 episodes · 1997
• Season 3615 episodes · 1998
• Season 379 episodes · 1999
• Season 3817 episodes · 1999
• Season 3914 episodes · 2000
• Season 4015 episodes · 2001
• Season 417 episodes · 2002
• Season 424 episodes · 2002