Omnibus

Omnibus - Season 6 (1972)

Audience Score
72

Season 6 Episodes

1. Leeds International Piano Competition

September 17th, 1972

2. The Last Samurai

September 24th, 1972

3. The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

October 1st, 1972

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. Vincent the Dutchman

October 15th, 1972

5. Who Needs a Conductor?

October 22nd, 1972

6. The Performers-Goya

October 29th, 1972

7. Artists in Wartime

November 12th, 1972

8. Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

November 19th, 1972

9. Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

November 26th, 1972

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. Max Beerbohm Remembers

December 10th, 1972

11. Judy: Impressions of Garland

December 24th, 1972

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

12. The Savage Image

January 14th, 1973

13. Why Culture?

January 21st, 1973

14. But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol

February 4th, 1973

15. Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

February 18th, 197349 min

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. The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary

February 25th, 1973

17. Master of the Cello

March 11th, 1973

18. It Must Be Something in the Water

March 18th, 1973

19. Sir Noel Coward

March 25th, 1973

20. Colette 1873-1954: A Window in the War

April 15th, 1973

21. That's My Little Masterpiece

May 6th, 1973

22. The Passing of the Year

May 13th, 1973

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. British Jazz

June 3rd, 1973

24. Leonardo-To Know How to See

July 8th, 1973

25. Ginger Baker in Africa

July 15th, 1973

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

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