Omnibus Season 29 Ploughboy of the Western World 1996
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.
- Released: 1996-01-22
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director:
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1. Yes, Sir Nigel 1995-09-03
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2. One Prom Short of A Season 1995-09-11
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3. Listen, Paula... 1995-09-18
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4. Enigma: The Making of A Hardback Hero 1995-09-25
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5. Artist Unknown 1995-10-02
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6. Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal (1) 1995-10-09
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7. Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal (2) 1995-10-16
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8. Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen 1995-10-23
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9. The Last Journey of John Keats 1995-10-30
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10. A Foundation Course In Art 1995-11-06
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11. Norman Foster 1995-11-13
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12. Ennio Morricone: A Man and His Music 1995-11-30
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13. Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook 1995-12-19
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14. Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood 1996-01-01
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17. Ploughboy of the Western World 1996-01-22
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18. Theft of the Century 1996-01-23
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19. A Day on the Mountain 1996-02-05
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21. Written on Water: A Film About Budapest 1996-04-22
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23. Eve Arnold in Retrospect 1996-05-13
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24. Degas: The Old Man Mad About Art 1996-05-20
