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Omnibus

Season 1973 1973

  • 1973-02-18T00:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 50m
  • 2h 30m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • 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. The series was replaced by Imagine hosted by Alan Yentob.

3 episodes

This documentary follows Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise through the making of one of their BBC shows.

Their name was once so far down the bill they could have been mistaken for the printers, but at the height of their fame, this program follows two weeks of rehearsals leading up to the broadcast of show 5 series 7.

1973-07-14T23:00:00Z

1973x26 Ginger Baker in Africa

1973x26 Ginger Baker in Africa

  • 1973-07-14T23:00:00Z50m

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

1973-10-06T23:00:00Z

1973x42 The British Hero

1973x42 The British Hero

  • 1973-10-06T23:00:00Z50m

The episode chronicled British actor Christopher Cazenove starring as famous fictional British heroes from classic and contemporary literature such as Bulldog Drummond and Richard Hannay. However, the special is perhaps best widely known for Cazenove's portrayal of famous literary spy James Bond in two segments.

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