Omnibus

Season 40

15 episodes ยท premiered Aug 4, 2001

Where to watch Omnibus

  1. E1 Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World

    Aug 4, 2001

  2. E2 David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge

    Oct 13, 2001

  3. E3 Empire of the Nude

    Oct 27, 2001

  4. E4 Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan

    Nov 3, 2001

  5. E5 The 'Billy Elliot' Boy

    Nov 6, 2001

    Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".

  6. E6 Frank Auerbach

    Nov 10, 2001

  7. E7 Anthony Trollope

    Nov 13, 2001

  8. E8 Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny

    Nov 17, 2001

    A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).

  9. E9 Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy

    Nov 20, 2001

  10. E10 Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond

    Nov 24, 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.

  11. E11 Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth

    Dec 22, 2001

  12. E12 J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me

    Dec 28, 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.

  13. E13 Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer

    Jan 30, 2002

  14. E14 Robert Altman in England

    Feb 2, 2002

  15. E15 Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered

    Feb 3, 2002