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Omnibus

19528 Seasons30m episodes7.0

Talk

TMDB7.0

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Talk
Certificate: NR
Origin: US

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Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 1952
Network: CBS, ABC, NBC
Studio: Ford Foundation / JustFilms

Time to finish

80 hrs

159 episodes. About 12 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Omnibus

19528 Seasons30m episodes7.0

Talk

TMDB7.0

Votes4

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Talk
Certificate: NR
Origin: US

About

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Nov 9, 1952
The Trial of Anne Boleyn
E2 · Airs Nov 16, 1952
Mr. Lincoln: Part 1
E3 · Airs Nov 23, 1952
The Twelve Pound Look
E4 · Airs Nov 30, 1952
Mr. Lincoln: Part 2
E5 · Airs Dec 7, 1952
The Trial of Ben Jonson
The program has five segments: (1) "The Trial of Ben Jonson" (play), (2) "Jean Sibelius" (celebration of the composer's 87th birthday), (3) "The Dagger" (showing of a 1952 film ballet short), (4) "Rowland Emett" (the cartoonist displays some of his ingenious whimsical inventions), and (5) "Slow motion and High-Speed Photography" (feature).
E6 · Airs Dec 14, 1952
Mr. Lincoln: Part 3
E7 · Airs Dec 21, 1952
The Trial of Mr. Pickwick
The program has three segments: (1) "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick" (Dickens-based story), (2) "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' " (dance episode from the ballet), and (3) "Palle Alone in the World" (showing of a 1949 Swedish fantasy film).
E8 · Airs Dec 28, 1952
My Brother Henry
The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' " (film preview), (3) "Pictures at an Exhibition" (dance interpretation of Moussorgsky's suite for orchestra), (4) (Leopold Stokowski conducts Christmas carol singers), and (5) "William Faulkner" (interview with the prize-winning novelist).
E9 · Airs Jan 4, 1953
Man in the Cool
E10 · Airs Jan 11, 1953
Mr. Lincoln: Part 4
E11 · Airs Jan 18, 1953
Vive!
The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two Masters" (play), (3) "Raymond Loewy" (the industrial designer discusses examples of his work), (4) "Barn Dance" (ingenious use of time-lapse photography and film editing to produce dance effects), and (5) "The Haircut" (comedy feature).
E12 · Airs Jan 25, 1953
While the Tide was Rising
E13 · Airs Feb 1, 1953
Die Fledermaus
E14 · Airs Feb 8, 1953
Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
E15 · Airs Feb 15, 1953
The Oyster and the Pearl
The program has six segments: (1) "The Oyster and the Pearl" (TV play), (2) "Wheat Germ" (time-lapse photography feature), (3) "Rospigliosi Cup" (exhibition of the famous decorative ornament made in gold and enamel, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), (4) "Under the Bridges of Paris" (showing of a 1952 French ballet presentation), (5) "La Boheme Preview" (interview with cast members in rehearsal for the next edition's scheduled production), and (6) "Radar" (feature on equipment and supplies).
E16 · Airs Feb 22, 1953
La Boheme
E17 · Airs Mar 1, 1953
The Happy Journey
E18 · Airs Mar 8, 1953
A Lodging for the Night
E19 · Airs Mar 15, 1953
The Last Night of Don Juan
E20 · Airs Mar 22, 1953
Three Maidens and the Devil
E21 · Airs Mar 29, 1953
Lord Byron's Love Letter
E22 · Airs Apr 5, 1953
Grandma Moses
E23 · Airs Apr 12, 1953
Toy Symphone with Stokowski
E24 · Airs Apr 19, 1953
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
E25 · Airs Apr 26, 1953
A Tale of Two Cities
E26 · Airs May 3, 1953
Arms and the Man
The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Manufacturers - Machines and People" (a look at manufacturing processes), and (3) (Alistair Cooke summarizes Omnibus' first season).
E27 · Airs May 10, 1953
The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma
E28 · Airs May 17, 1953
This Little Kitty Stayed Cool

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 9, 1952
Network: CBS, ABC, NBC
Studio: Ford Foundation / JustFilms

Time to finish

80 hrs

159 episodes. About 12 weeks at an hour a night.

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