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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
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Runtime 1h 5m. Total Runtime 1d 6h 10m (28 episodes) Creator Robert Saudek. Country United States. Languages English, Italian. Studio JustFilms / Ford Foundation. Genres Talk Show.
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- October 9, 1952
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Premiering on 9 November 1952 and originally broadcast live from New York City at 4.00 pm on Sundays, Omnibus began as an experiment underwritten by money from the Ford Foundation for Adult Education and intended as a cultural and educational television showcase.
Welcome to the official Omnibus With Alistair Cooke channel on YouTube - Featuring the landmark series broadcast live across the US from 1952 to 1961.
Omnibus (1952) starring Leonard Bernstein, Joanne Woodward, Helen Hayes and directed by Norman Lloyd. 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.
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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).
