Episode guide
Omnibus: Season 7
15 episodes · premiered Oct 26, 1958
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- Episode 1: Capital Punishment Oct 26, 1958 The program has only one segment: "Capital Punishment" (an examination of the case for capital punishment).
- Episode 2: The Submariners Nov 9, 1958 The program has only one segment: "The Submariners" (Esther Williams joins a Connecticut naval submarine base and presents a feature on submarines and the life and training of submariners…
- Episode 3: The So-Called Human Race Nov 23, 1958 The program has only one segment: "The So-Called Human Race" (play in three acts).
- Episode 4: The Empty Chair Dec 7, 1958 After the French Revolution, a tyrant ropes off a velvet chair in his palace and decrees that no one must ever sit in it, under penalty of death. Ultimately he is goaded by his subjects…
- Episode 5: Dancing, a Man's Game Dec 21, 1958 After the French Revolution, a tyrant ropes off a velvet chair in his palace and decrees that no one must ever sit in it, under penalty of death. Ultimately he is goaded by his subjects…
- Episode 6: Prince Orestes Jan 4, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Prince Orestes" (production of a Greek tragedy adapted from an Aeschylus trilogy about Orestes, who killed his mother and her lover in revenge for her…
- Episode 7: Malice in Wonderland Jan 18, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Malice in Wonderland" (three-part drama satirizing Hollywood).
- Episode 8: Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years Feb 1, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years" (repeat showing from Season 3 of a feature film on the young Abraham Lincoln made from previous Omnibus episodes).
- Episode 9: The Medium Feb 15, 1959 The program has only one segment: "The Medium" (performance of Menotti's opera).
- Episode 10: Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy Mar 1, 1959 The program has two segments: (1) "Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy" (play by William Saroyan), and (2) "Visual Perception" (looking at how the eyes perceive images and optical illusions).
- Episode 11: Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway Mar 15, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" (performance of the musical by George M. Cohan).
- Episode 12: Power Among Men Mar 29, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Power among Men" (showing of excerpts from a 1959 U.S. film about man's creative and destructive capabilities).
- Episode 13: The Strange Ordeal of Normandier Apr 12, 1959 The program has only one segment: "The Strange Ordeal of the Normandier" (the tragic story of an English tramp steamer struck by disaster in 1918 when its crew succumbed to blackwater…
- Episode 14: Professor Tim Apr 26, 1959 The program has only one segment: "Professor Tim" (showing of a 1957 British-Irish comedy film performed by the Abbey Players of Dublin).
- Episode 15: H.M.S. Pinafore (II) May 3, 1959 The program has only one segment: "H.M.S. Pinafore" (performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera).