Writing
William Butler Yeats
Born — Died
1865-06-13 — 1939-01-28
Place of birth
Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
Known for
Writing
Credits
4 titles
Known for
7.2Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Omnibus
1967
1.0A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
2016
6.0The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Oedipus Rex
1957
NRYeats poems set to visuals of Sligo, Dublin and London. One of the series of non-fction films produced by the National Film Institute.
W. B. Yeats: A Tribute
1950
Film credits
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.0The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Oedipus Rex
1957
NRYeats poems set to visuals of Sligo, Dublin and London. One of the series of non-fction films produced by the National Film Institute.
W. B. Yeats: A Tribute
1950
