Omnibus (Season 2)

Glory in the Flower (Episode 1)

Air date: 1953-10-04

Overview: 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 Battler (Episode 2)

Air date: 1953-10-11

King Lear (Episode 3)

Air date: 1953-10-18

Overview: King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope. A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot. Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast. The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

The Golden Dress (Episode 4)

Air date: 1953-10-25

Billy the Kid (Episode 5)

Air date: 1953-11-08

The Raspberry Queen (Episode 6)

Air date: 1953-11-15

Toine (Episode 7)

Air date: 1953-11-22

The Horn Blows at Midnight (Episode 8)

Air date: 1953-11-29

Overview: Television adaptation of Jack Benny's 1945 feature film of the same name. Jack plays an angel name Athanael, who's been sent to destroy the Earth by playing his trumpet.

Capital of the World (Episode 9)

Air date: 1953-12-06

The Nature of the Beast (Episode 10)

Air date: 1953-12-13

Mom and Leo (Episode 11)

Air date: 1953-12-20

The Sojourner (Episode 12)

Air date: 1953-12-27

Nobody's Fool (Episode 13)

Air date: 1954-01-03

The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl (Episode 14)

Air date: 1954-01-10

The Duchess and the Smugs (Episode 15)

Air date: 1954-01-17

Nothing So Monstrous (Episode 16)

Air date: 1954-01-24

Overview: 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).

Sleeping Beauty in the Woods (Episode 17)

Air date: 1954-01-31

The Confidential Clerk (Episode 18)

Air date: 1954-02-14

A Time Out of War (Episode 19)

Air date: 1954-02-21

Hilde and the Turnpike (Episode 20)

Air date: 1954-02-28

The House (Episode 21)

Air date: 1954-03-07

Three Sketches (Episode 22)

Air date: 1954-03-14

Tell Me If It Hurts (Episode 23)

Air date: 1954-03-21

The Apollo of Bellac (Episode 24)

Air date: 1954-03-28