← Omnibus

Season 6

25 episodes · 1972

  1. 1

    Leeds International Piano Competition

    Sep 17, 197243 min

  2. 2

    The Last Samurai

    Sep 24, 197243 min

  3. 3

    The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

    Oct 1, 197243 min★ 8.0

    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.

  4. 4

    Vincent the Dutchman

    Oct 15, 197258 min

  5. 5

    Who Needs a Conductor?

    Oct 22, 197243 min

  6. 6

    The Performers-Goya

    Oct 29, 197243 min

  7. 7

    Artists in Wartime

    Nov 12, 197250 min

  8. 8

    Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Nov 19, 197243 min

  9. 9

    Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

    Nov 26, 197245 min

    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.

  10. 10

    Max Beerbohm Remembers

    Dec 10, 197243 min

  11. 11

    Judy: Impressions of Garland

    Dec 24, 197243 min★ 8.1

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

  12. 12

    The Savage Image

    Jan 14, 197343 min

  13. 13

    Why Culture?

    Jan 21, 197343 min

  14. 14

    But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol

    Feb 4, 197343 min

  15. 15

    Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

    Feb 18, 197349 min★ 5.8

    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.

  16. 16

    The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary

    Feb 25, 197343 min

  17. 17

    Master of the Cello

    Mar 11, 197343 min

  18. 18

    It Must Be Something in the Water

    Mar 18, 197343 min

  19. 19

    Sir Noel Coward

    Mar 25, 197343 min

  20. 20

    Colette 1873-1954: A Window in the War

    Apr 15, 197343 min

  21. 21

    That's My Little Masterpiece

    May 6, 197350 min

  22. 22

    The Passing of the Year

    May 13, 197360 min

    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.

  23. 23

    British Jazz

    Jun 3, 197343 min

  24. 24

    Leonardo-To Know How to See

    Jul 8, 197343 min

  25. 25

    Ginger Baker in Africa

    Jul 15, 197353 min★ 7.3

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