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Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again. Stars. Alistair Cooke.
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- 1952-11-09
- Drama, History, Music
- 55
The program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an excerpt, 'The Fancy Ball', from Charles Dickens' novel), (2) "Gaite Parisienne" (ballet to music by Offenbach), (3) "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma" (James Thurber story), (4) "Bombardier Training" (tracing the development of aerial bombing), and (5) "Modern Art and Sculpture ...
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- October 9, 1952
Omnibus was an American, commercially sponsored, educational variety television series.
The program has two segments: (1) "The Big Wheel" (a survey of the age of burlesque, featuring examples of acts of the period), and (2) "The Message" (showing of a 1956 UK film drama on the moral and ethical aspects of war).
Visit the TV show page for 'Omnibus' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and episode reviews.
The show – which aired successively on CBS (1952 – 1956), ABC (1956 – 1957), and NBC (1957 – 1961) – won more than 65 awards and regularly attracted a viewing audience of 16 million people. The live broadcasts meant things didn’t always go to plan.
Omnibus was the most successful cultural magazine series in the history of U.S. commercial television and a prototype for the development of programming on educational television.
