Omnibus

Season 32

1994 · 20 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

   11 Oct 1994

2. 2

   2. Doris Lessing: A Part of Me

   18 Oct 1994

3. 3

   3. Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

   25 Oct 1994

4. 4

   4. About Face

   1 Nov 1994

5. 5

   5. The Trials of Dominick Dunne

   8 Nov 1994

6. 6

   6. Pink Floyd: The Story

   15 Nov 1994

   A look back at the band's 30 year career.

7. 7

   7. Henri Cartier-Bresson: Question for a Question

   22 Nov 1994

8. 8

   8. Stevenson's Travels 1

   29 Nov 1994

   First part of a two part doc on Robert Louis Stevenson, tracing his life from his childhood in Edinburgh through teenage travels with his father to his time as a wild student in Edinburgh.

9. 9

   9. Stevenson's Travels 2

   6 Dec 1994

   Part 2 covers last 14 years of his life and work, including his return to America, touring the South Pacific, and settling in Samoa. Also a newly discovered 1940's interview with step-daughter Belle Strong.

10. 10

    10. The Greatest Living Painter: De Kooning

    21 Feb 1995

    Documentary about abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. This explores his late work and the allegations that they have been kept off the market to inflate their value.

11. 11

    11. Carnival: The Biggest Party in the World

    28 Feb 1995

12. 12

    12. Joshua Bell

    7 Mar 1995

13. 13

    13. Ready When You Are, Mr Patel

    14 Mar 1995

14. 14

    14. Darker Than Blue: Curtis Mayfield

    21 Mar 1995

    Soul legend Curtis Mayfield talks to writer Caryl Phillips about his life, career and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement in America. Program includes archive footage and contributions from family, friends and colleagues.

15. 15

    15. Jean Renoir: From La Belle Epoque to WW1

    4 Apr 1995

16. 16

    16. Jean Renoir: Hollywood & Beyond

    11 Apr 1995

17. 17

    17. Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms

    18 Apr 1995

    A look at the work of television comedy writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry, featuring interviews with the men themselves, the many stars of the shows they created and other famous admirers.

18. 18

    18. Divas

    25 Apr 1995

19. 19

    19. Ginger Rogers: A Tribute

    30 Apr 1995

    Hollywood star Ginger Rogers, who died at her California home on 25 April, began her career as a teenage vaudeville dancer and became the world's highest paid film actress. Above all, she is remembered for her dancing partnership with Fred Astaire. This film, screened as an Omnibus special on 30 April, shortly after her death, looks at how the legendary musicals were made, with anecdotes by Ginger herself, and clips from Astaire's last television interview.

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    20. Dave Stewart: Greetings from the Gutter

    2 May 1995