Omnibus - Season 6
1 - Leeds International Piano Competition
Air Date: September 17, 1972
2 - The Last Samurai
Air Date: September 24, 1972
3 - The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw
Air Date: October 1, 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 - Vincent the Dutchman
Air Date: October 15, 1972
5 - Who Needs a Conductor?
Air Date: October 22, 1972
6 - The Performers-Goya
Air Date: October 29, 1972
7 - Artists in Wartime
Air Date: November 12, 1972
8 - Great Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Air Date: November 19, 1972
9 - Ned Kelly Country: The Paintings of Sidney Nolan
Air Date: November 26, 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 - Max Beerbohm Remembers
Air Date: December 10, 1972
11 - Judy: Impressions of Garland
Air Date: December 24, 1972
Memories of Judy Garland, from people who knew and worked with her.
12 - The Savage Image
Air Date: January 14, 1973
13 - Why Culture?
Air Date: January 21, 1973
14 - But the People Are Beautiful: Andy Warhol
Air Date: February 4, 1973
15 - Fools Rush In: Morecambe and Wise
Air Date: February 18, 1973
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 - The Name Grierson: The Word Documentary
Air Date: February 25, 1973
17 - Master of the Cello
Air Date: March 11, 1973
18 - It Must Be Something in the Water
Air Date: March 18, 1973
19 - Sir Noel Coward
Air Date: March 25, 1973
20 - Colette 1873-1954: A Window in the War
Air Date: April 15, 1973
21 - That's My Little Masterpiece
Air Date: May 6, 1973
22 - The Passing of the Year
Air Date: May 13, 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 - British Jazz
Air Date: June 3, 1973
24 - Leonardo-To Know How to See
Air Date: July 8, 1973
25 - Ginger Baker in Africa
Air Date: July 15, 1973
The former Cream drummer travels to Nigeria to build a recording studio.