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Omnibus (1967) | Couchpile

Season 4

31 Episodes

1970

E01

Omnibus at the Proms

8/23/1970

E02

Ustinov's Expo

9/13/1970

E03

Heart of Britain

9/20/1970

An examination of the life and work of Humphrey Jennings, scholar, writer painter but, above all, filmmaker.

E04

Art Therapy-Shapes in the Wilderness

9/27/1970

E05

Everything in the Garden 1

10/11/1970

The first part of this special documentary film traces the tempestuous history of the Royal Opera House from the time the first building opened its doors in 1732 up to the present day, 26 years after Sir David Webster 's appointment.

E06

Everything in the Garden 2

10/18/1970

A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

E07

It'll Be All Live on the Night

11/1/1970

An investigation of regional theatre in Britain. Amongst the Theatres - and their Artistic Directors - discussed are the Northcott Theeatre, Exeter; Theatre Royal Windsor, Peter Cheeseman's Victoria Theatre Stoke on Trent and theatres in Nottingham and Hull.

E08

Robert Shaw: The Actor as Novelist

11/15/1970

E09

A Requiem for Modigliani

11/22/1970

E10

Rambert Remembers

11/29/1970

E11

Eisenstein 1

12/6/1970

E12

Eisenstein 2

12/13/1970

E13

I Regret Nothing

12/27/1970

E14

The Mysterious Mr Eliot

1/3/1971

E15

George Orwell: The Road to the Left

1/10/1971

The film traces Orwell's life during 1936 when he spent time in the depressed north of England, married, set off for the Spanish Civil War and completed his book 'The Road to Wigan Pier', which marked his beginnings as a political author.

E16

Chicago Blues

1/24/1971

E17

In Prison: A World of Its Own

3/14/1971

E18

The Making of Husbands

3/28/1971

E19

Brendan Behan

4/4/1971

E20

Henri Cartier Bresson

4/11/1971

E21

In Search of Lost Time

5/2/1971

An Omnibus Arts documentary made to celebrate the centenary of the birth of author Marcel Proust. The film examines the creation of his autobiographical novel "A La Recherche du temps perdu".

E22

This Was Richard Tauber

5/9/1971

E23

The Passionate Hunter

5/23/1971

E24

Ingrid Bergman Remembers

5/30/1971

E25

Three Looms Waiting

6/6/1971

E26

James Mossman: To Be a Witness

6/20/1971

E27

TheTchaikovsky Competition

6/27/1971

E28

Bream at Stratford

7/4/1971

E29

Solzhenitsyn

7/11/1971

E30

Hail and Farewell-George Moore

7/18/1971

E31

Russell's Progress

7/25/1971

Portrait of the filmmaker Ken Russell.

Season 6

25 Episodes

1972

E01

Leeds International Piano Competition

9/17/1972

E02

The Last Samurai

9/24/1972

E03

The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

10/1/1972

Christopher Plummer invites the audience into the world of great playwright, George Bernard Shaw, at his home with fellow actors and an actress playing St. Joan.

E04

Vincent the Dutchman

10/15/1972

E05

Who Needs a Conductor?

10/22/1972

E06

The Performers-Goya

10/29/1972

E07

Artists in Wartime

11/12/1972

E08

Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

11/19/1972

E09

Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

11/26/1972

A journey across Australia through the paintings of Sidney Nolan. Earlier this year Sidney Nolan revisited the country where he was born. He likes long journeys and cannot help painting pictures, and every picture tells a story. In this adventure through myth and imagery Nolan looks again at the Australia of Ned Kelly, Mrs Fraser and the convicts, Burke and Wills.

E10

Max Beerbohm Remembers

12/10/1972

E11

Judy: Impressions of Garland

12/24/1972

Memories of Judy Garland, from people who knew and worked with her.

E12

The Savage Image

1/14/1973

E13

Why Culture?

1/21/1973

E14

But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol

2/4/1973

Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

E15

Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

2/18/1973·49m

This film for Omnibus follows the two weeks of rehearsal that led up to the recording of a Morecambe and Wise Show that aired on 16 February 1973. 'Fools Rush In' was Eric and Ernie's billing in their early days. Thirty years later, they had become Britain's best-known comedians, with regular audiences of nearly 20 million people. Producer John Ammonds, writer Eddie Braben, as well as Eric and Ernie talk about the skill and sheer hard work of comedy.

E16

The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary

2/25/1973

E17

Master of the Cello

3/11/1973

E18

It Must Be Something in the Water

3/18/1973

E19

Sir Noel Coward

3/25/1973

E20

Colette 1873-1954: A Window in the War

4/15/1973

E21

That's My Little Masterpiece

5/6/1973

E22

The Passing of the Year

5/13/1973

An Omnibus calendar of tribal England. This film traces how the passing of the seasons is still celebrated with folk song, dance and-ritual. For 12 months cameras have been recording the genuinely surviving ceremonies associated with May Day marches. Summer Dances, Harvest Festivals, Christmas, New Year and Easter.

E23

British Jazz

6/3/1973

E24

Leonardo-To Know How to See

7/8/1973

E25

Ginger Baker in Africa

7/15/1973

The former Cream drummer travels to Nigeria to build a recording studio.

Season 3

35 Episodes

1969

E01

Omnibus at the Proms

8/3/1969

E02

Omnibus at the Proms: Sir Adrian Boult

8/17/1969

E03

Sir Henry Wood

9/7/1969

E04

J.B. Priestley

9/14/1969

E05

George Robey

9/28/1969

E06

Beautiful Beautiful

10/5/1969

E07

Sir Malcolm Sargent

10/12/1969

E08

What the Hell Ever Happens in Marlborough?

10/19/1969

E09

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Dream Divided

10/26/1969

E10

Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner

11/2/1969

Documentary about author Christopher Isherwood, in which he is interviewed about his life and work and which features extracts from films of his novels and stories.

E11

Richter

11/9/1969

E12

The Confessions of Marian Evans/George Eliot

11/23/1969

E13

Noel Coward

12/7/1969

E14

Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid?

12/14/1969

E15

Tommy Steele and Things

12/21/1969

E16

Unashamed Accompanist: Gerald Moore

12/28/1969

E17

Ian Fleming Creator of the James Bond Myth

1/4/1970

E18

Virginia Woolf: A Day's Sail, a Night's Darkness

1/18/1970

E19

Anna Pavlova: 1881 - 1931

1/25/1970

E20

Rope Ladder to the Moon: Jack Bruce

2/1/1970

E21

John Clare - I am

2/8/1970

E22

Dance of the Seven Veils

2/15/1970

An imaginary portrait of composer Richard Strauss.

E23

Who Will Buy a Bubble?

2/22/1970

A group of people with regular jobs (factory clerk, Lighterman,Inspector etc) take part in an experimental and improvised drama in which they are encouraged to writhe around the floor making strange noises and movements. The idea being that returning to a primitive state may help them better cope with the modern world. This experiment is then taken to their familiar local streets and landmarks and casual observers are invited to comment or join in.

E24

Ralph Vaughan Williams

3/1/1970

E25

On the Waltz

3/15/1970

E26

The Wandsworth Sound

4/5/1970

E27

1970 Oscar Awards

4/12/1970

E28

Kenneth More

4/18/1970

E29

To Leningrad with Love

4/26/1970

E30

The Hollywood Image-The Silent Era

5/3/1970

E31

The Hollywood Image-The Talkies

5/10/1970

E32

The Hollywood Image-The Post War Years

5/17/1970

E33

A Vow Fulfilled: Oberammergau

5/31/1970

E34

The Other Edward Heath

6/28/1970

E35

Satchmo at 70

7/5/1970

Season 31

26 Episodes

1993

E01

Wild Swans

9/28/1993

E02

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

10/5/1993

E03

Nina Simone -The Legend

10/12/1993

E04

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part Two

10/12/1993

E05

Sweet Home Chicago

10/19/1993·46m

When southern blues musicians moved north in the years after the war Chicago was an obvious destination, offering day jobs in Industry and night work in the clubs. Of the record labels reflecting this migration the most successful was Chess, and the fascinating story of Chicago blues is therefore also a procession through the tiny Chess studios, from Muddy Waters to the Roiling Stones, who took their name from one of Waters's songs and helped spread the music to Europe. Mick Jagger talks of his debt to Chicago blues, and the great survivors like Buddy Guy tell their own tale, interspersed with priceless archive footage of artists like Chuck Berry , Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter.

E06

Houdini

10/26/1993

E07

The Magic Lantern

11/2/1993

E08

The Russian Striptease

11/9/1993

E09

Everything You Wanted to Know About Conductors But Were Afraid to Ask

11/23/1993

E10

The Boy Next Door

11/30/1993

A portrait of Boy George. UK telly. Early 90s. Crying Game US release era.

E11

Who Killed Tchaikovsky

12/7/1993

A hundred years ago Tchaikovsky died suddenly In St Petersburg, within days of conducting the work many consider to be his greatest, the Pathétique Symphony. How did the great composer meet his death? Officially, he died of cholera, but a Russian emigre living in America has produced evidence to show that he was forced to commit suicide. Anthony Holden conducts an investigation into the mystery, and the film follows clues in New York, St Petersburg and Moscow, clues within the music and the known facts of Tchaikovsky's life, in search of the facts behind the composer's untimely death.

E12

Sebastião Salgado: Looking Back at You

12/14/1993·51m

A documentary that visits Brazil, India and Paris to explore the work of photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, who had been working for seven years on a huge project recording the lives of manual workers throughout the world.

E13

Sunset Boulevard

12/21/1993

A look behind the scenes of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the classic movie 'Sunset Boulevard'

E14

Freeze, But Is It Art?

2/22/1994

E15

The Piero Trail 1

2/23/1994

E17

Mister Abbott's Broadway

3/1/1994

E18

The Piero Trail 2

3/2/1994

E19

Vikram Seth: A Suitable Boy

3/8/1994

Profile of the novelist Vikram Seth, including footage from a family reunion in Delhi.

E20

Hildegard

3/29/1994

E21

Bill T Jones

4/5/1994

E22

Gielgud: Scenes from 9 Decades

4/12/1994

E23

Joan Littlewood's Lovely War

4/19/1994

E24

Sir John Betjeman

4/26/1994

E25

Duke Ellington 1: Reminiscing in Tempo

5/3/1994

E26

Duke Ellington 2

5/10/1994

E27

Robert Stephens: Every Inch a King

5/24/1994