Omnibus — Season 4
31 episodesFirst aired 23 August 1970
E1Omnibus at the Proms
Aug 1970
- E2
Ustinov's Expo
Sept 1970
- E3
Heart of Britain
Sept 1970
An examination of the life and work of Humphrey Jennings, scholar, writer painter but, above all, filmmaker.
- E4
Art Therapy-Shapes in the Wilderness
Sept 1970
- E5
Everything in the Garden 1
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.
- E6
Everything in the Garden 2
Oct 1970
A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
- E7
It'll Be All Live on the Night
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.
- E8
Robert Shaw: The Actor as Novelist
Nov 1970
- E9
A Requiem for Modigliani
Nov 1970
- E10
Rambert Remembers
Nov 1970
- E11
Eisenstein 1
Dec 1970
- E12
Eisenstein 2
Dec 1970
- E13
I Regret Nothing
Dec 1970
- E14
The Mysterious Mr Eliot
Jan 1971
- E15
George Orwell: The Road to the Left
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.
- E16
Chicago Blues
Jan 1971
- E17
In Prison: A World of Its Own
Mar 1971
- E18
The Making of Husbands
Mar 1971
- E19
Brendan Behan
Apr 1971
- E20
Henri Cartier Bresson
Apr 1971
- E21
In Search of Lost Time
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".
- E22
This Was Richard Tauber
May 1971
- E23
The Passionate Hunter
May 1971
- E24
Ingrid Bergman Remembers
May 1971
- E25
Three Looms Waiting
Jun 1971
- E26
James Mossman: To Be a Witness
Jun 1971
- E27
TheTchaikovsky Competition
Jun 1971
- E28
Bream at Stratford
Jul 1971
- E29
Solzhenitsyn
Jul 1971
- E30
Hail and Farewell-George Moore
Jul 1971
- E31
Russell's Progress
Jul 1971
Portrait of the filmmaker Ken Russell.
