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 and episodes
42 seasons · 784 episodes
42
- 1S42 E1
Les Miserables Goes to China
Oct 23, 2002
- 2S42 E2
Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper
Oct 30, 2002
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell attempts to prove that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper.
- 3S42 E3
Lord Byron: Exile on Fame Street
Nov 6, 2002
Dubbed "mad, bad and dangerous to know" by one of his many lovers, Lord Byron was a prototype celebrity whose legend has not diminished with the passage of time. Omnibus looks at the man behind the myth and his legacy.
- 4S42 E4
Annie Proulx: Way Out West
Jan 8, 2003
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Omnibus?
- Omnibus is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Omnibus are there?
- Omnibus has 42 seasons and 784 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Omnibus?
- Omnibus has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 8, 2003.
- Who stars in Omnibus?
- Omnibus stars Peter Sallis, Eleanor Bron, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr..
