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Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Season 1
24 episodes
October 13, 1967
Season 2
30 episodes
September 15, 1968
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Season 3
35 episodes
August 3, 1969
Season 4
31 episodes
August 23, 1970
Season 5
27 episodes
August 29, 1971
Season 6
25 episodes
September 17, 1972
Season 7
35 episodes
July 29, 1973
Season 8
26 episodes
October 8, 1974
Season 9
34 episodes
September 21, 1975
Season 10
38 episodes
October 21, 1976
Season 11
16 episodes
October 13, 1977
Season 12
26 episodes
August 2, 1978
Season 13
14 episodes
December 23, 1979
Season 14
14 episodes
January 13, 1981
Season 15
17 episodes
January 10, 1982
Season 16
23 episodes
October 10, 1982
Season 17
10 episodes
October 16, 1983
Season 18
11 episodes
June 24, 1984
Season 19
10 episodes
September 16, 1984
Season 20
21 episodes
April 26, 1985
Season 21
7 episodes
April 11, 1986
Season 22
11 episodes
August 8, 1986
Season 23
10 episodes
May 5, 1987
Season 24
7 episodes
September 19, 1987
Season 25
10 episodes
May 6, 1988
Season 26
16 episodes
September 23, 1988
Season 27
18 episodes
July 14, 1989
Season 28
20 episodes
September 7, 1990
Season 29
24 episodes
July 11, 1991
Season 30
16 episodes
July 16, 1992
Season 31
26 episodes
September 28, 1993
Season 32
20 episodes
October 11, 1994
Season 33
12 episodes
September 3, 1995
Season 34
13 episodes
November 5, 1996
Season 35
25 episodes
June 23, 1997
Season 36
15 episodes
August 30, 1998
Season 37
9 episodes
March 24, 1999
Season 38
17 episodes
September 13, 1999
Season 39
14 episodes
November 6, 2000
Season 40
15 episodes
August 4, 2001
Season 41
7 episodes
May 4, 2002
Season 42
4 episodes
October 23, 2002
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