Omnibus

Season 40

2001 · 15 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World

   4 Aug 2001

2. 2

   2. David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge

   13 Oct 2001

3. 3

   3. Empire of the Nude

   27 Oct 2001

4. 4

   4. Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan

   3 Nov 2001

5. 5

   5. The 'Billy Elliot' Boy

   6 Nov 2001

   Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".

6. 6

   6. Frank Auerbach

   10 Nov 2001

7. 7

   7. Anthony Trollope

   13 Nov 2001

8. 8

   8. Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny

   17 Nov 2001

   A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).

9. 9

   9. Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy

   20 Nov 2001

10. 10

    10. Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond

    24 Nov 2001

    "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" (video release title) tells the full bizarre, tragic, but also celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. With contributions from friends, managers, lovers and of course the members of Pink Floyd themselves. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd and home movies too.

11. 11

    11. Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth

    22 Dec 2001

12. 12

    12. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me

    28 Dec 2001

    For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.

13. 13

    13. Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer

    30 Jan 2002

14. 14

    14. Robert Altman in England

    2 Feb 2002

15. 15

    15. Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered

    3 Feb 2002