Omnibus

Season 21

1986 · 7 episodes · 6h 35m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Huw Wheldon by His Friends

   11 Apr 1986

2. 2

   2. Lawrence and Arabia

   18 Apr 1986

3. 3

   3. Comic Relief

   25 Apr 1986

4. 4

   4. Made in Ealing

   2 May 1986

   A look at the films produced at Ealing Film Studios in London.

5. 5

   5. Video Jukebox

   9 May 1986 · 395 min

   The story of rock video in this Omnibus history presented by John Peel and John Walters. The roots of rock video are traced through the musicals and promotional shorts of the 30s, the jazz soundies of the 40s, the rock 'n' roll films and scorpitones of the 50s and the television pop programmes of the 60s to the first true videos in the 70s and the cable TV channels of rock videos in the 80s. A modified version was rebroadcast on 11th Jun 1987 with some edits for licensing reasons.

6. 6

   6. Alice Walker & the Color Purple

   16 May 1986

7. 7

   7. The Last Moguls

   23 May 1986

   Israeli Go-Go Boys Golan and Globus at the height of their careers - everybody is working for Cannon!