Synopsis
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. 
Original title Omnibus
TMDb Rating 7.2 8 votes
First air date Oct. 13, 1967
Last air date Jan. 28, 1999
Seasons 36
Episodes 717
Average Duration 60 minutes
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