Omnibus

- Season 2

(1953)

The program has five segments: (1) "Glory in the Flower" (story based on William Inge play), (2) "The Little Kitty Stayed Cool" (James Thurber short story), (3) "The Little Fugitive" (interview with the 8-year-old star of the prizewinning film), (4) "Excerpts from Oklahoma" (selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's record-breaking musical), and (5) "Struggle for Survival" (showing of 1944 Swedish wildlife film).

The program has five segments: (1) "The Battler" (adaptation of an Ernest Hemingway story), (2) "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers" (Spanish dance and music), (3) "Operation Hurricane" (showing of a 1953 film documentary on the development and explosion of the first British atomic bomb in the Pacific in 1952), (4) "Preview of King Lear" (featuring a rehearsal and discussion of the Shakespeare play to be shown in the following edition), and (5) "The Automatic Pinspotter" (a look at machines for clearing and resetting pins in a bowling alley).

An old king, stepping down from the throne, disinherits his favorite daughter on a mad whim and gives his kingdom to his two older daughters, both of whom prove treacherous.

The program has four segments: (1) "The Gold Dress" (adaptation of a Stephen Vincent Benet story), (2) "Frank Lloyd Wright" (the architect comments on his newly-designed tower building, (3) "Les Paul and Mary Ford" (the popular musicians demonstrate their multi-track playback technique), and (4) "Symphony of a City" (showing of a 1947 Swedish film about the rhythm of life in Stockholm).

A young army officer, Napoleon Bonaparte, is outsmarted by a mystery woman.

The program has four segments: (1) "A Jury of Her Peers" (adaptation of a Susan Glaspell play), (2) "Billy the Kid" (presentation of Eugene Loring's ballet), (3) (documentary on the X-ray machine), and (4) "Romance of Transportation" (showing of a humorous 1952 Canadian animated film).

This episode goes behind the scenes of the ballet Othello. The life cycle of sea horse is examined. The choosing and work of a local festival's Raspberry Queen is explained.

The program has five segments: (1) "Toine" (adaptation of a Guy De Maupassant story), (2) (concert by London's St Paul's Cathedral Choir), (3) (interview with an Arctic explorer about his life with the Eskimos), (4) (demonstration of X-ray motion picture techniques), and (5) "Place Names in the United States" (tracing the impact of 19th-century settlers' westward movement on various US town names).

An angel is sent to New York City with instructions to blow a trumpet which will destroy the Earth.

The program has four segments: (1) "The Capital of the World" 1 (ballet adaptation of Hemingway's short story), (2) "The Capital of the World" 2 (dramatic interpretation of Hemingway's short story), (3) "Christmas Window at Lord and Taylors" (a look at the Christmas window display of the famous New York department store), and (4) "Laughing Gas" (a slapstick comedy sequence from the Italian film, 'Curiosity').

The program has five segments: (1) "The Nature of the Beast" (scene from unfinished Moss Hart play), (2) "Animals in Rocket Flight" (showing of US Air Force documentary film), (3) "Birth of a Band" (music from a progressive jazz band), (4) "The Psychology of Taste" (discussion on taste perception), and (5) "Cut-Rite" (a look at paper products).

The program has five segments: (1) "Mom and Leo" (drama), (2) "Irish Linen" (story), (3) "Mary's Baby" (reading of a Christmas poem), (4) "The 51st Dragon" (reading of a fantasy story), (5) "The Young Fighter" (documentary on new developments in camera and sound equipment), and (6) "The Dispatcher" (unknown content).

The program has three segments: (1) "The Sojourner" (dramatization of play), (2) "Chicken Little" (operetta), and (3) "Melies the Magician" (showing of a 1952 French documentary film short about Georges Melies, the early pioneer film producer, and his ingenious trick film techniques).

The program has four segments: (1) "Nobody's Fool" (filmed play from John Steinbeck story), (2) "Village Incident - India" (living newspaper-type drama), (3) "Benediction" (reading of a short poem to greet the New Year), and (4) "Palle Alone in the World" (a repeat showing of the 1949 Swedish fantasy film from Season 1).

The program has four segments: (1) "The Remarkable Case of Mr. Bruhl" (adaptation of James Thurber story), (2) "Decision for Chemistry" (excerpts from film giving vocational guidance on chemical engineering), (3) "Forgery in Art" (feature on different techniques for detecting art forgeries), and (4) "Casadesus Family" (classical concert by the celebrated pianistic family trio).

The program has three segments: (1) "The Duchess and the Smugs" (adaptation of Pamela Frankau novel), (2) "Henry A. Barnes, Traffic Engineer" (feature on metropolitan traffic control), and (3) "Undersea Archaeology" (showing of a film short by Jacques Yves Cousteau on underwater exploration).

The program has five segments: (1) "Nothing So Monstrous" (dramatized adaptation of a John Steinbeck story), (2) "E=MC2" (celebration of the 15th anniversary of splitting the first uranium atom with the Columbia University cyclotron), (3) "The Hunter" (showing of a Swedish film on nature and wildlife), (4) "Signs" ( interview with an animated sign maker), and (5) "The Garage" (a look at bus maintenance and repair).

The program has three segments: (1) "Sleeping Beauty in the Woods" (Respighi's opera), (2) "Skiing" (featuring discussion and films on skiing), and (3) "The Conquest of Everest" (documenting the successful ascent of Everest).

The program has four segments: (1) "Comedy in Music" (Victor Borge one-man comedy show), (2) "John Jay and Skiing Films" (interview with ski lecturer), (3) "Underwater Camera" (showing of a film short by Jacques Yves Cousteau on the recovery of sunken art treasures), (4) (a repeat showing of the segment, "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning" from Season 1), and (5) "Space Engineering" (a look at refrigeration in space).

The program has four segments: (1) "The Confidential Clerk" (selection from T.S. Eliot's play and discussion of the poet), (2) "The Whale Who Wanted to be a Submarine" (narration of humorous story), (3) "Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians" (Japanese dancing and drama), and (4) "Paso Doble" (Budd Schulberg story).

The program has four segments: (1) "A Time Out of War" (showing of 1954 film which won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject), (2) "Yale Shakespeare Festival" (featuring a tour of the festival and scenes from Shakespeare), (3) "South African Folk Songs" (a medley of popular local songs), and (4) "Consumer Research" (short feature).

The program has three segments: (1) "Hilde and the Turnpike" (adaptation of a play), (2) "Undersea Research" (featuring the role of the bathyscaphe in undersea exploration), and (3) "A Marriage Has Been Arranged" (a scene from a play).

The program has four segments: (1) "The House" (dramatization of John Steinbeck story), (2) "Letters to be Answered" (Alistair Cooke replies to letters of comment and inquiry), (3) "Treason, 1780" (story of Benedict Arnold's betrayal of his country), and (4) "Jonathan Winters" (comic monologues).

The program has four segments: (1) "Three Sketches (comedy sketches), (2) "Shoot the Nets" (showing of a 1950 Dutch film about fishermen bringing in the season's first herring catch), (3) "The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio" (adaptation of Hemingway short story), and (4) "Scenicruiser" (unknown content).

The program has six segments: (1) "Tell Me If It Hurts" (showing of a 1934 English comedy film about a visit to the dentist), (2) "Ballet Girl" (portraying the rigorous training of a young would-be ballerina), (3) "Arteriosclerosis" (short documentary on the causes and effects of hardening of the arteries), (4) "Village Festival" (featuring native dances of Hawaii), (5) "The New York Times" (a visit to the newspaper's central offices, documenting the numerous activities which go into the preparation of the morning edition), and (6) "The Chemist" (short feature).

The program has three segments: (1) "The Apollo of Bellac" (adaptation of a Jean Giraudoux play, (2) "Omnibus in Retrospect" (featuring highlights from Omnibus' second season), and (3) "The Phoenix Project" (looking at the preservation of food by radiation).