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Omnibus
1967·42 Seasons·784 Episodes·★ 7.2
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.
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A real-world series choice where the subject and the perspective behind it are the main reason to keep going.
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Who it is for
Best suited to viewers who want a longer-form story built around real people, events, or ideas.
Commitment
Long-form commitment · 42 seasons
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Seasons
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Season 1
24 episodes
1967
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Season 2
30 episodes
1968
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Season 3
35 episodes
1969
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Season 4
31 episodes
1970
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Season 5
27 episodes
1971
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Season 6
25 episodes
1972
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Season 7
35 episodes
1973
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Season 8
26 episodes
1974
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Season 9
34 episodes
1975
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Season 10
38 episodes
1976
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Season 11
16 episodes
1977
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Season 12
26 episodes
1978
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Season 13
14 episodes
1979
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Season 14
14 episodes
1981
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Season 15
17 episodes
1982
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Season 16
23 episodes
1982
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Season 17
10 episodes
1983
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Season 18
11 episodes
1984
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Season 19
10 episodes
1984
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Season 20
21 episodes
1985
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Season 21
7 episodes
1986
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Season 22
11 episodes
1986
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Season 23
10 episodes
1987
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Season 24
7 episodes
1987
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Season 25
10 episodes
1988
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Season 26
16 episodes
1988
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Season 27
18 episodes
1989
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Season 28
20 episodes
1990
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Season 29
24 episodes
1991
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Season 30
16 episodes
1992
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Season 31
26 episodes
1993
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Season 32
20 episodes
1994
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Season 33
12 episodes
1995
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Season 34
13 episodes
1996
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Season 35
25 episodes
1997
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Season 36
15 episodes
1998
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Season 37
9 episodes
1999
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Season 38
17 episodes
1999
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Season 39
14 episodes
2000
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Season 40
15 episodes
2001
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Season 41
7 episodes
2002
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Season 42
4 episodes
2002