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The following lists events that happened during 1966 in Australia.
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"Campaign for One" is a 1965 Australian television film. A remake of an episode of the BBC series Wednesday Play, it aired in a 60-minute time-slot on ABC on 24 November 1965 in Melbourne, Sydney, and on 5 January 1966 in Brisbane. as part of Wednesday Theatre.
"Cobwebs in Concrete" is a 1968 Australian TV play written by actor John Warwick. It aired on the ABC as part of the anthology show Wednesday Theatre immediately after The Queen's Bishop. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.
"A Season in Hell" is a 1964 Australian TV movie broadcast on the ABC which originally aired as an episode of Wednesday Theatre. It was directed by Henri Safran from a script by Patricia Hooker and was shot at the ABC's Gore Hill Studios in Sydney. "A Season in Hell" aired on 1 April 1964 in Sydney, on 22 April 1964 in Brisbane, and on 29 April 1964 in Melbourne.
"Point of Departure" is a 1966 Australian television film. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. "Point of Departure" aired on 22 June 1966 in Sydney, on 29 June 1966 in Melbourne, and on 27 July 1966 in Brisbane.
"Twelfth Night" is the 41st episode of the second season of the Australian anthology TV series Wednesday Theatre and is based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. "Twelfth Night" aired on ABC Television network on 12 October 1966 in Sydney, on 26 October 1966 in Melbourne, and on 16 November 1966 in Brisbane. The play was directed by Ken Hannam and it starred Roger Climpson and Helen Morse.
"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC. "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane.
"The Third Witness" is a 1966 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was part of Wednesday Theatre. It aired on 17 August 1966 in Melbourne, on 24 August 1966 in Sydney, and on 7 September 1966 in Brisbane.
"The Tower" is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It aired on 2 December 1964 as a stand-alone in Melbourne and on 28 April 1965 as part of Wednesday Theatre in Sydney. It aired on 6 January 1965 in Brisbane. It was based on a play by Hal Porter and directed by Christopher Muir in the ABC's studios in Melbourne.
"Daphne Laureola" is a 1965 Australian television play based on Daphne Laureola by James Bridie. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre.
"Ashes to Ashes" is a 1966 Australian comedy thriller television play which screened as part of Wednesday Theatre on 27 April 1966 in Melbourne, on 4 May 1966 in Sydney, and on 11 May 1966 in Brisbane.
"The Runaway" is a 1966 Australian television play. It aired on 19 October 1966 in Sydney, and on 16 November 1966 in Melbourne, on ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.
"A Ride on the Big Dipper" is a 1967 Australian television play. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre and had a running time of one hour.
"Topaze" is a 1966 Australian TV play based on the 1928 play by the French writer Marcel Pagnol. It aired on 6 April 1966 in Sydney, on 30 March 1966 in Melbourne, and on 27 April 1966 in Brisbane.
"Volpone" is a 1968 Australian TV play based on the comedy play Volpone by the English playwright Ben Jonson. It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre on ABC on 17 April 1968 in Melbourne, and on 18 April 1967 in Sydney. "Volpone" was directed by John Croyston.
"Shadow on the Wall" is the 15th television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Wednesday Theatre. It was recorded in 1967 as part of Australian Playhouse but was not aired until 10 April 1968 in Melbourne and Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre. It was a rare contemporary Australian TV drama to address the Vietnam War.
"Othello" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre and filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios. It aired on 18 November 1964 in Melbourne, on 3 February 1965 in Sydney, and on 7 July 1965 in Brisbane.
A Phoenix Too Frequent is a 1957 Australian TV play. It was made by the ABC at a time when Australian drama production was rare. Christopher Fry's play only featured a cast of three so was considered ideal for television production; the ABC filmed it again in 1966.
References
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 30 November 1966. p. 16.
- ↑ "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 653. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 April 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 23 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 1967. p. 19.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 24 November 1966. p. 39.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
