Omnibus

Premise

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.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Eric Burdon as Self
• Anthony Burgess as Self
• Donovan as Self
• George Harrison as Self
• Jimi Hendrix as Self
• Mick Jagger as Self
• John Lennon as Self
• Paul McCartney as Self

Supporting cast

• Ringo Starr as Self
• Pete Townshend as Self
• Frank Zappa as Self
• Erika Bergmann as Fallen Woman
• John Bird as Self
• Eleanor Bron as Self
• Tim Brooke-Taylor as Self
• John Cleese as Self
• Ian Hislop as Self
• John Gielgud as Self
• Vanessa Redgrave as Self
• Donald Sinden as Self

Guest cast

• Eric Burdon as Self
• Anthony Burgess as Self
• Donovan as Self
• George Harrison as Self
• Jimi Hendrix as Self
• Mick Jagger as Self
• John Lennon as Self
• Paul McCartney as Self
• Ringo Starr as Self
• Pete Townshend as Self
• Frank Zappa as Self
• Erika Bergmann as Fallen Woman

Episodes

This series spans 20 seasons with 468 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. EpisodeTime Show Page