Omnibus

Season 6

1972 · 25 episodes · 0h 49m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Leeds International Piano Competition

   17 Sept 1972

2. 2

   2. The Last Samurai

   24 Sept 1972

3. 3

   3. The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw

   1 Oct 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. 4

   4. Vincent the Dutchman

   15 Oct 1972

5. 5

   5. Who Needs a Conductor?

   22 Oct 1972

6. 6

   6. The Performers-Goya

   29 Oct 1972

7. 7

   7. Artists in Wartime

   12 Nov 1972

8. 8

   8. Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

   19 Nov 1972

9. 9

   9. Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan

   26 Nov 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. 10

    10. Max Beerbohm Remembers

    10 Dec 1972

11. 11

    11. Judy: Impressions of Garland

    24 Dec 1972

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

12. 12

    12. The Savage Image

    14 Jan 1973

13. 13

    13. Why Culture?

    21 Jan 1973

14. 14

    14. But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol

    4 Feb 1973

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    15. Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise

    18 Feb 1973 · 49 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. 16

    16. The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary

    25 Feb 1973

17. 17

    17. Master of the Cello

    11 Mar 1973

18. 18

    18. It Must Be Something in the Water

    18 Mar 1973

19. 19

    19. Sir Noel Coward

    25 Mar 1973

20. 20

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

    15 Apr 1973

21. 21

    21. That's My Little Masterpiece

    6 May 1973

22. 22

    22. The Passing of the Year

    13 May 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. 23

    23. British Jazz

    3 Jun 1973

24. 24

    24. Leonardo-To Know How to See

    8 Jul 1973

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    25. Ginger Baker in Africa

    15 Jul 1973

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