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Omnibus (1952 – 1961)

1952 • 8 seasons • Talk • NR
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Omnibus — Season 1

28 episodes · Nov 9, 1952

1. The Trial of Anne Boleyn
Nov 9, 1952
2. Mr. Lincoln: Part 1
Nov 16, 1952
3. The Twelve Pound Look
Nov 23, 1952
4. Mr. Lincoln: Part 2
Nov 30, 1952
5. The Trial of Ben Jonson
Dec 7, 1952

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 som…

6. Mr. Lincoln: Part 3
Dec 14, 1952
7. The Trial of Mr. Pickwick
Dec 21, 1952

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).

8. My Brother Henry
Dec 28, 1952

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 …

9. Man in the Cool
Jan 4, 1953
10. Mr. Lincoln: Part 4
Jan 11, 1953
11. Vive!
Jan 18, 1953

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 …

12. While the Tide was Rising
Jan 25, 1953
13. Die Fledermaus
Feb 1, 1953
14. Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
Feb 8, 1953
15. The Oyster and the Pearl
Feb 15, 1953

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 Metropo…

16. La Boheme
Feb 22, 1953
17. The Happy Journey
Mar 1, 1953
18. A Lodging for the Night
Mar 8, 1953
19. The Last Night of Don Juan
Mar 15, 1953
20. Three Maidens and the Devil
Mar 22, 1953
21. Lord Byron's Love Letter
Mar 29, 1953
22. Grandma Moses
Apr 5, 1953
23. Toy Symphone with Stokowski
Apr 12, 1953
24. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Apr 19, 1953
25. A Tale of Two Cities
Apr 26, 1953
26. Arms and the Man
May 3, 1953

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).

27. The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma
May 10, 1953
28. This Little Kitty Stayed Cool
May 17, 1953