As of July 2026, Omnibus Season 5 aired in 1956 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Omnibus Season 5

1956 22 Episodes Talk ⭐ 6/10

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, Omnibus Season 5 is available on streaming right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 3 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Alistair Cooke anchors the format, but the whole cast makes it watchable. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Omnibus Season 5 is worth clearing space for. The production behind Omnibus Season 5 knows exactly which moments to let breathe. Season 5 of Omnibus includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1956 to March 1957. This season stars Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1956. The format has been replicated endlessly since Omnibus Season 5 first appeared, which is its own form of tribute. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Reality sceptics are warned — Omnibus Season 5 has converted more than a few doubters. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Alistair Cooke is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

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🎬 Omnibus Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
The American Musical Comedy
1956-10-07
E2
Androcles and the Lion
1956-10-14
E3
The Last Day of Manolete
1956-10-21
E4
My Heart's in the Highlands
1956-10-28
E5
Let There Be Farce
1956-11-04
E6
Moliere's School for Wives
1956-11-11
The program has two segments: (1) "Moliere's School for Wives" (comedy play by Moliere), and (2) "Skull Session" (survey of college football in the U.S.).
E7
Plays of the Irish Renaissance
1956-11-18
The program has three segments: (1) "Plays of the Irish Renaissance" (scenes from works by Irish playwrights), (2) "The Era of Wonderful Nonsense" (documentary on crazy ways of making a living in the 1920s), and (3) "On the Bowery" (showing of an excerpt from a 1956 film dealing with the life of dow...
E8
The Blue Hotel
1956-11-25
The program has three segments: "The Blue Hotel" (adaptation of a Stephen Crane story), "The Children's Party" (comic monologue), and "Vest-Pocket Symphony" (harmonica music).
E9
A Man Without a Country
1956-12-02
E10
The Fine Art of Murder
1956-12-09
Rex Stout appeared in this presentation of a homicide as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe and Rex Stout would variously present it.
E11
The Christmas Tie
1956-12-16
The program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the William Saroyan play produced in Season 1), (2) "The Spirit of Freedom" (re-enactment of Sandor Szabo's flight from Communism), (3) "Drug Store, Sunday Noon" (story), and (4) "Szabo Interview" (interview with the subject of se...
E12
Madeline Visits Omnibus
1956-12-23
The program has five segments: (1) "Madeline and the Bad Hat" (adaptation of a children's story), (2) "Columbus Boychoir" (Christmas songs), (3) "Susie's Night Out" (film of a pet shop at night), (4) "Bill Baird's Marionettes" (puppet parody of Omnibus), and (5) "The Star of Bethlehem" (scientific e...
E13
The Art of Choreography
1956-12-30
The program has two segments: (1) "The Art of Choreography" (tracing the history of choreography from earliest times), and (2) "Master Gunmanship" (comedy feature on the art of pistol-shooting).
E14
Oedipus, the King
1957-01-06
The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), and (2) "Solo Khumbu" (excerpts from a film documentary on social life and customs in Nepal).
E15
Introduction to Modern Music
1957-01-13
The program has three segments: (1) "Introduction to Modern Music" (Leonard Bernstein discusses modern music and composers, including Bartok, Berg, Hindemith, Ives, Prokofiev, Schoenberg and Stravinsky), (2) "Out" (showing of a 1957 UN documentary about the influx of Hungarian refugees into Austria ...
E16
Lee at Gettysburg
1957-01-20
A verse drama treatment of the critical battle of the American Civil War.
E17
The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday
1957-01-27
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).
E18
The Theatre Breaks Loose
1957-03-03
E19
The Trial of Captain Kidd
1957-03-10
E20
How the F-100 Got Its Tail
1957-03-17

🎭 Cast of Omnibus Season 5

Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke
Self - Host

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