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Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2196760m36 seasons
Documentary

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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Seasons

Season 1

24 episodes

1967

Season 2

30 episodes

1968

Season 3

35 episodes

1969

Season 4

31 episodes

1970

Season 5

27 episodes

1971

Season 6

25 episodes

1972

Season 7

35 episodes

1973

Season 8

26 episodes

1974

Season 9

34 episodes

1975

Season 10

38 episodes

1976

Season 11

16 episodes

1977

Season 12

26 episodes

1978

Season 13

14 episodes

1979

Season 14

14 episodes

1981

Season 15

17 episodes

1982

Season 16

23 episodes

1982

Season 17

10 episodes

1983

Season 18

11 episodes

1984

Season 19

10 episodes

1984

Season 20

21 episodes

1985

Season 21

7 episodes

1986

Season 22

11 episodes

1986

Season 23

10 episodes

1987

Season 24

7 episodes

1987

Season 25

10 episodes

1988

Season 26

16 episodes

1988

Season 27

18 episodes

1989

Season 28

20 episodes

1990

Season 29

24 episodes

1991

Season 30

16 episodes

1992

Season 31

26 episodes

1993

Season 32

20 episodes

1994

Season 33

12 episodes

1995

Season 34

13 episodes

1996

Season 35

25 episodes

1997

Season 36

15 episodes

1998