Omnibus-- Back in the 1950s, a program called "Omnibus," hosted by one Alistair Cook, flourished on television. The purpose of this show was to educate in a way that entertained but did not talk down ...

Composer-Conductor Leonard Bernstein raises his baton this week on CBS’s Omnibus to conduct Handel’s Messiah. But a great many of his viewers are certain to be disappointed. They would much rather ...

Imagine this: You drop onto the sofa on a Sunday afternoon, switch on the TV and see a dapper young man with a baton standing before an orchestra and demonstrating the patterns conductors use to lead ...

"Leonard Bernstein: Omnibus" was an educational series that aired on Sundays in the 1950s. This DVD set - 449 minutes on four discs - brings together the seven programs that conductor-composer ...