Omnibus — Season 40
15 episodesFirst aired 4 August 2001
E1Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World
Aug 2001
- E2
David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge
Oct 2001
- E3
Empire of the Nude
Oct 2001
- E4
Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan
Nov 2001
- E5
The 'Billy Elliot' Boy
Nov 2001
Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".
- E6
Frank Auerbach
Nov 2001
- E7
Anthony Trollope
Nov 2001
- E8
Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny
Nov 2001
A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).
- E9
Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy
Nov 2001
- E10
Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond
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.
- E11
Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth
Dec 2001
- E12
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me
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.
- E13
Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer
Jan 2002
- E14
Robert Altman in England
Feb 2002
- E15
Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered
Feb 2002
