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Omnibus

Season 1 1952 - 1953
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  • 1952-10-09T05:00:00Z on CBS
  • 1h 5m
  • 5h 15m (5 episodes)
  • United States
  • English, Italian
  • Talk Show
Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with celebrated people both inside and outside the arts, and featured performances by many of the most famous actors, singers and dancers of the day.
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5 episodes

Series Premiere

1952-10-09T05:00:00Z

1x01 The Trial of Anne Boleyn

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Series Premiere

1x01 The Trial of Anne Boleyn

  • 1952-10-09T05:00:00Z — 1h 5m

1952-11-23T05:00:00Z

1x03 Philippe Halsman

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1x03 Philippe Halsman

  • 1952-11-23T05:00:00Z — 1h 5m

1952-12-28T05:00:00Z

1x08 William Faulkner

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1x08 William Faulkner

  • 1952-12-28T05:00:00Z — 1h 5m

1953-01-04T05:00:00Z

1x09 The Man in the Cool Cool Moon

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1x09 The Man in the Cool Cool Moon

  • 1953-01-04T05:00:00Z — 1h 5m

1953-04-26T05:00:00Z

1x10 A Tale of Two Cities

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1x10 A Tale of Two Cities

  • 1953-04-26T05:00:00Z — 55m

The program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an excerpt, 'The Fancy Ball', from Charles Dickens' novel), (2) "Gaite Parisienne" (ballet to music by Offenbach), (3) "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma" (James Thurber story), (4) "Bombardier Training" (tracing the development of aerial bombing), and (5) "Modern Art and Sculpture" (looking at key examples of modern sculptures).

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