Omnibus

Season 4

1970 · 31 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Omnibus at the Proms

   23 Aug 1970

2. 2

   2. Ustinov's Expo

   13 Sept 1970

3. 3

   3. Heart of Britain

   20 Sept 1970

   An examination of the life and work of Humphrey Jennings, scholar, writer painter but, above all, filmmaker.

4. 4

   4. Art Therapy-Shapes in the Wilderness

   27 Sept 1970

5. 5

   5. Everything in the Garden 1

   11 Oct 1970

   The first part of this special documentary film traces the tempestuous history of the Royal Opera House from the time the first building opened its doors in 1732 up to the present day, 26 years after Sir David Webster 's appointment.

6. 6

   6. Everything in the Garden 2

   18 Oct 1970

   A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

7. 7

   7. It'll Be All Live on the Night

   1 Nov 1970

   An investigation of regional theatre in Britain. Amongst the Theatres - and their Artistic Directors - discussed are the Northcott Theeatre, Exeter; Theatre Royal Windsor, Peter Cheeseman's Victoria Theatre Stoke on Trent and theatres in Nottingham and Hull.

8. 8

   8. Robert Shaw: The Actor as Novelist

   15 Nov 1970

9. 9

   9. A Requiem for Modigliani

   22 Nov 1970

10. 10

    10. Rambert Remembers

    29 Nov 1970

11. 11

    11. Eisenstein 1

    6 Dec 1970

12. 12

    12. Eisenstein 2

    13 Dec 1970

13. 13

    13. I Regret Nothing

    27 Dec 1970

14. 14

    14. The Mysterious Mr Eliot

    3 Jan 1971

15. 15

    15. George Orwell: The Road to the Left

    10 Jan 1971

    The film traces Orwell's life during 1936 when he spent time in the depressed north of England, married, set off for the Spanish Civil War and completed his book 'The Road to Wigan Pier', which marked his beginnings as a political author.

16. 16

    16. Chicago Blues

    24 Jan 1971

17. 17

    17. In Prison: A World of Its Own

    14 Mar 1971

18. 18

    18. The Making of Husbands

    28 Mar 1971

19. 19

    19. Brendan Behan

    4 Apr 1971

20. 20

    20. Henri Cartier Bresson

    11 Apr 1971

21. 21

    21. In Search of Lost Time

    2 May 1971

    An Omnibus Arts documentary made to celebrate the centenary of the birth of author Marcel Proust. The film examines the creation of his autobiographical novel "A La Recherche du temps perdu".

22. 22

    22. This Was Richard Tauber

    9 May 1971

23. 23

    23. The Passionate Hunter

    23 May 1971

24. 24

    24. Ingrid Bergman Remembers

    30 May 1971

25. 25

    25. Three Looms Waiting

    6 Jun 1971

26. 26

    26. James Mossman: To Be a Witness

    20 Jun 1971

27. 27

    27. TheTchaikovsky Competition

    27 Jun 1971

28. 28

    28. Bream at Stratford

    4 Jul 1971

29. 29

    29. Solzhenitsyn

    11 Jul 1971

30. 30

    30. Hail and Farewell-George Moore

    18 Jul 1971

31. 31

    31. Russell's Progress

    25 Jul 1971

    Portrait of the filmmaker Ken Russell.