Wednesday Theatre | |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Wednesday Theatre is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the ABC.
Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original episode | |
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1 | 1 | "The Recruiting Officer" | Ken Hannam with John Meillon | Unknown | 6 January 1965 | Yes | |
2 | 2 | "Peter Grimes" | Christopher Muir | Unknown | 13 January 1965 | Yes | |
3 | 3 | "Romanoff and Juliet" | Patrick Barton | Noel Robinson | 20 January 1965 | Yes | |
4 | 4 | "The Bomb" | Peter Collinson | Unknown | 27 January 1965 | No [1] | |
A British show. A young boy is dominated by a bully. With Mark Callan, Rita Murrow. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Othello" | Patrick Barton | Raymond Westwell, David Bradley | 3 February 1965 | Yes | |
6 | 6 | "Ring Out Wild Bells" | Robert Cubbage and Wilf Buckner | Unknown | 10 February 1965 | Yes | |
7 | 7 | "Stalingrad" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 February 1965 | No | |
A British TV production starring Albert Lieven and Peter Vaughan. [2] | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Carmen" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 February 1965 | No | |
A BBC filmed opera. [3] | |||||||
9 | 9 | "The Importance of Being Oscar: Part 1" | Unknown | Micheál MacLiammóir | 3 March 1965 | No | |
Starring Micheál MacLiammóir. [4] | |||||||
10 | 10 | "The Importance of Being Oscar: Part 2" | Unknown | Micheál MacLiammóir | 10 March 1965 | No | |
Starring Micheál MacLiammóir. [5] | |||||||
11 | 11 | "The Fate of Man" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 March 1965 | No | |
A 1959 Russian film. [6] | |||||||
12 | 12 | "A Season in Hell" | Henri Safran | Patricia Hooker | 24 March 1965 | Yes | |
13 | 13 | "The Swagman" | Henri Safran | Ian Stuart Black | 31 March 1965 | Yes | |
14 | 14 | "A Time to Speak" | Patrick Barton | Noel Robinson | 7 April 1965 | Yes | |
15 | 15 | "Time and the Conways" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 April 1965 | No | |
A British adaptation of play by J. B. Priestley. [7] | |||||||
16 | 16 | "The Big Killing" | James Upshaw | Noel Robinson | 21 April 1965 | Yes | |
17 | 17 | "The Tower" | Christopher Muir | Noel Robinson | 28 April 1965 | Yes | |
18 | 18 | "Daphne Laureola" | Patrick Barton | John Warwick | 5 May 1965 | Yes | |
19 | 19 | "Cinderella" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 May 1965 | Yes | |
A Sydney opera. [8] | |||||||
20 | 20 | "Moby Dick Rehearsed" | Ken Hannam | Unknown | 19 May 1965 | Yes [9] | |
21 | 21 | Episode not traced | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
22 | 22 | "Otherwise Engaged" | Oscar Whitbread | John Cameron | 2 June 1965 | Yes | |
23 | 23 | "Dangerous Corner" | Patrick Barton | John Warwick | 9 June 1965 | Yes | |
24 | 24 | "Louise" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 June 1965 | Yes | |
An opera by Charpentier with Mary O'Brien and Robert Guard, produced by Peter Page, SSO. [10] | |||||||
25 | 25 | "Rusty Bugles" | Alan Burke | John Warwick | 23 June 1965 | Yes | |
26 | 26 | "School for Fathers" | Oscar Whitbread | Unknown | 30 June 1965 | Yes | |
An opera by Ferrar filmed in Melbourne. [11] | |||||||
27 | 27 | "The Dogs of Durga Das" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 July 1965 | No | |
A BBC production. [12] | |||||||
28 | 28 | "Duet: The Face at the Club House Door" | Oscar Whitbread | Colin Free | 14 July 1965 | Yes | |
"How Do You Spell Matrimony?" | |||||||
29 | 29 | "Waiting in the Wings" | Patrick Barton | John Warwick | 21 July 1965 | Yes | |
30 | 30 | "The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me" | Henri Safran | Ric Throssell | 27 July 1965 | Yes | |
31 | 31 | "The Winds of Green Monday" | Oscar Whitbread | Michael Noonan | 4 August 1965 | Yes | |
32 | 32 | "Ever Since Paradise" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 August 1965 | No | |
A British TV show, from play by J. B. Priestley. [13] | |||||||
33 | 33 | "The Affair" | Eric Taylor | Ronald Miller | 18 August 1965 | Yes | |
34 | 34 | "Winter in Ischia" | Peter Cotes | Unknown | 25 August 1965 | No | |
A BBC production. By Robin Maugham with Eva Bartok. | |||||||
35 | 35 | "The Picardy Affair" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 September 1965 | No | |
A British TV production with Robin Hardy about Henry V. | |||||||
36 | 36 | "The Door" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 September 1965 | No | |
By Joan Morgan with Ann Todd. | |||||||
37 | 37 | "Macbeth" | Alan Burke | Unknown | 22 September 1965 | Yes | |
38 | 38 | "Dark Corridor" | Alan Burke | Trevor Nielsen | 6 October 1965 | Yes | |
39 | 39 | "Tartuffe" | Henri Safran | John Warwick and Henri Safran | 13 October 1965 | Yes | |
40 | 40 | "Collect Your Hand Luggage" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 October 1965 | No | |
A British TV production by John Mortimer starring Kenneth More. [14] | |||||||
41 | 41 | "Cross of Gold" | Patrick Barton | Richard Lane | 27 October 1965 | Yes | |
42 | 42 | "The Bergonzi Hand" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 November 1965 | No | |
A British BBC TV production by Tyrone Guthrie with Keith Michell (playing an Australian) and Gordon Jackson. [15] | |||||||
43 | 43 | "Photo Finish" | Oscar Whitbread | John Warwick | 3 November 1965 | Yes | |
44 | 44 | "The Casualties" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 November 1965 | No | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [16] | |||||||
45 | 45 | "Campaign for One" | Brian Faull | Anthony Church and Marielaine Double | 24 November 1965 | Yes | |
46 | 46 | "The Cruel Deadline" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 November 1965 | No | |
A British TV production with Guy Doleman. [17] | |||||||
47 | 47 | "Write Me a Murder" | Henri Safran | Kenneth Hayles | 8 December 1965 | No | |
48 | 48 | "The Search" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 December 1965 | No | |
A British TV production. [18] | |||||||
49 | 49 | "A Christmas Play" | Brian Faull | Carl Orff | 22 December 1965 | Yes [19] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original episode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 1 | "Plain Jane" | Oscar Whitbread | Stewart Love | 5 January 1966 | Yes | |
Australian play. [20] | |||||||
51 | 2 | "Brimstone Butterfly" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 January 1966 | TBA | |
A British TV show starring John Le Mesurier. [21] | |||||||
52 | 3 | "The Image" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 January 1966 | TBA | |
A British TV play by Kenneth Hill. [22] | |||||||
53 | 4 | "Valentina" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 January 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [23] | |||||||
54 | 5 | "Uncle Selwyn" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 February 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [24] | |||||||
55 | 6 | "Finger on the Balance" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 February 1966 | TBA | |
A British play by Patrick Simpson. [25] | |||||||
56 | 7 | "No Trams to Lime Street" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 February 1966 | TBA | |
A British production by Alun Owen. [26] | |||||||
57 | 8 | "Acquit or Hang?" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 February 1966 | TBA | |
A British TV play, story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. John Hurt starred. [27] | |||||||
58 | 9 | "The Gypsy Baron" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 March 1966 | Yes | |
Operetta by Johann Strauss. Sydney production. [28] | |||||||
59 | 10 | "Return to the Regiment" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 March 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. With Michael Redgrave. [29] | |||||||
60 | 11 | "Mr Douglas" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 March 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. About Bonnie Prince Charlie. [30] | |||||||
61 | 12 | "Justin Thyme" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 March 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. Spoof of James Bond films starring John Bluthal. [31] | |||||||
62 | 13 | "My One True Love" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 March 1966 | TBA | |
By Hugh Leonard. [32] | |||||||
63 | 14 | "Topaze" | Christopher Muir | John Warwick | 30 March 1966 Sydney and 6 April 1966 Melbourne | TBA | |
By Marcel Pagnol. [33] | |||||||
64 | 15 | "The Lover" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 April 1966 Melbourne and 13 April 1966 Sydney | TBA | |
By Harold Pinter with Alan Badel. Previously aired in the UK. [34] | |||||||
65 | 16 | "Sword of Vengeance" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 April 1966 Melbourne and Sydney 20 April 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. With Donald Houston. [35] | |||||||
66 | 17 | "The Sound of Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 April 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. By William Fairchild with Marius Goring. [36] | |||||||
67 | 18 | "Ashes to Ashes" | Patrick Barton | Marc Brendel | 27 April 1966 Melbourne and Sydney 4 May 1966 | Yes | |
Australian script directed by Patrick Barton. | |||||||
68 | 19 | "Tosca" | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yes | |
Tosca* Sydney production - produced by Robert Allnut starring Diana Perryman (aired Melbourne 4 May 1966) Culloden BBC production (aired Melbourne 11 May 1966) - in Sydney production that night * Amelia Goes to the Ball * (Sydney production aired 11 May 1966 and Melbourne 25 May 1966) | |||||||
69 | 20 | "Undercurrent" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 May 1966 Sydney and Melbourne | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [37] | |||||||
70 | 21 | "The Scapegoat" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 May 1966 Melbourne and Sydney 25 May 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. Starring Kenneth More. [38] | |||||||
71 | 22 | "La Belle Helene" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 June 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. Operetta. [39] | |||||||
72 | 23 | "Benbow Was His Name" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 June 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. Starring Donald Wolfit. [40] | |||||||
73 | 24 | "Vicky and the Sultan" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 June 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [41] | |||||||
74 | 25 | "Point of Departure" | Henri Safran | Jean Anouilh | 22 June 1966 | Yes | |
Australian adaptation of play by Jean Anouilh directed by Henri Safran. (Melbourne had The Interior Decorator. | |||||||
75 | 26 | "Captain Carvallo" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 June 1966 | TBA | |
A British production by Denis Gannon. [42] | |||||||
76 | 27 | "The Master of Santiago" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 July 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [43] | |||||||
77 | 28 | "A Phoenix Too Frequent" | Oscar Whitbread | Unknown | 13 July 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. By Christopher Fry. [44] | |||||||
78 | 29 | "The July Plot" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 July 1966 | TBA | |
By Roger Manwell. [45] | |||||||
79 | 30 | "The Unbearable Bassington" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 July 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [46] | |||||||
80 | 31 | "Antigone" | Patrick Barton | Unknown | 3 August 1966 | Yes | |
Australian adaptation of play by Sophocles with Raymond Westwell and Liza Goddard. Filmed in Melbourne [47] | |||||||
81 | 32 | "Mr Byculla" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 August 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [48] | |||||||
82 | 33 | "Eden End" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 August 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. J. B. Priestley. [49] | |||||||
83 | 34 | "The Third Witness" | Patrick Barton | Ron Callander | 24 August 1966 | Yes | |
Australian production, by Ron Callander. | |||||||
84 | 35 | "Almost a Honeymoon" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 August 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [50] | |||||||
85 | 36 | "The Stag" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 September 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [51] | |||||||
86 | 37 | "The Interior Decorator" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 September 1966 | TBA | |
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [52] | |||||||
87 | 38 | "A Crack in the Ice" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 September 1966 | TBA | |
By Ronald Eyre. [53] | |||||||
88 | 39 | "Hamlet" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 September 1966 | TBA | |
British production, starring Laurence Olivier. [54] | |||||||
89 | 40 | "Flight into Danger" | Patrick Barton | Arthur Hailey | 5 October 1966 | TBA | |
By Arthur Hailey. [55] | |||||||
90 | 41 | "Twelfth Night" | Ken Hannam | Unknown | 12 October 1966 | TBA | |
Australian adaptation of play by William Shakespeare. Starring Helen Morse, Judith Fisher, Roger Climpson, and Mark McManus | |||||||
91 | 42 | "The Runaway" | Storry Walton | John Croyston | 17 October 1966 | Yes | |
Australian play by John Croyston | |||||||
92 | 43 | "The House" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 October 1966 | TBA | |
Starring Denholm Elliott. [56] | |||||||
93 | 44 | "The Man Who Saw It" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 November 1966 | TBA | |
[57] | |||||||
94 | 45 | "The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 November 1966 | TBA | |
[58] [59] | |||||||
95 | 46 | "Justin Thyme" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 November 1966 | TBA | |
[replay] [60] | |||||||
96 | 47 | Episode not traced | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
97 | 48 | "The Long House" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 November 1966 | TBA | |
[61] | |||||||
98 | 49 | Episode not traced | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
99 | 50 | "Iolanthe" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 December 1966 | TBA | |
By Gilbert and Sullivan A Sadler Wells production. [62] | |||||||
100 | 51 | "Cinderella" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 December 1966 | TBA | |
[63] | |||||||
101 | 52 | "Hansel and Gretel" | Peter Page | Unknown | 28 December 1966 | TBA | |
An opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. Australian production. [64] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original episode | ||||||
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102 | 1 | "Orpheus in the Underworld" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 January 1967 | TBA | ||||||
[65] | ||||||||||||
103 | 2 | "Simon and Laura" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 January 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. with Ian Carmichael. [66] | ||||||||||||
104 | 3 | "The Cocktail Party" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 January 1967 | TBA | ||||||
By T.S. Eliot [67] | ||||||||||||
105 | 4 | "Waiting for Godot" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 January 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [68] | ||||||||||||
106 | 5 | "All Things Bright and Beautiful" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 February 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [69] | ||||||||||||
107 | 6 | "Deep and Crisp and Stolen" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 February 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [70] | ||||||||||||
108 | 7 | "Celebration: The Wedding and the Funeral" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 February 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [71] | ||||||||||||
109 | 8 | "Lady of the Camellias" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 February 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [72] | ||||||||||||
110 | 9 | "Dandy Dick" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 March 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [73] | ||||||||||||
111 | 10 | "Dan, Dan the Charity Man" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 March 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [74] | ||||||||||||
112 | 11 | "The Schoolmistress" | John Croyston | Unknown | 15 March 1967 | Yes | ||||||
Australian production based on Old Tote show. | ||||||||||||
113 | 12 | "The Cure for Love" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 March 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [75] | ||||||||||||
114 | 13 | "The Initiate" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 March 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [76] | ||||||||||||
115 | 14 | "Course for Collision" | Oscar Whitbread | Arthur Hailey | 5 April 1967 | Yes | ||||||
By Arthur Hailey, starring Bill Yule, Carl Bleazby, Keith Lee, and Frank Wilson, and was produced in the ABC's Melbourne studios. | ||||||||||||
116 | 15 | "An Hour with Joan Sutherland" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 April 1967 | TBA | ||||||
[77] | ||||||||||||
117 | 16 | "Madam Butterfly" | Peter Page | Unknown | 19 April 1967 | Yes | ||||||
An opera production by Peter Page, in the Gore Hill Studios, Sydney, starring the Chinese soprano and film actress, Kiang Haw as Madam Butterfly, and an Asian cast. | ||||||||||||
118 | 17 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 26 April 1967 | TBA | ||||||
119 | 18 | "Manon" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 May 1967 | Yes | ||||||
An ABC production of the opera. [78] | ||||||||||||
120 | 19 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 10 May 1967 | TBA | ||||||
121 | 20 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 17 May 1967 | TBA | ||||||
122 | 21 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 24 May 1967 | TBA | ||||||
123 | 22 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 31 May 1967 | TBA | ||||||
124 | 23 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 7 June 1967 | TBA | ||||||
125 | 24 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 26 July 1967 | TBA | ||||||
126 | 25 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 2 August 1967 | TBA | ||||||
127 | 26 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 9 August 1967 | TBA | ||||||
128 | 27 | Untitled documentary on Australian ballet | Unknown | Unknown | 16 August 1967 | TBA | ||||||
With Robert Helpmann (aired ) [79] | ||||||||||||
129 | 28 | "Illyria" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 August 1967 | TBA | ||||||
"Elektra" | ||||||||||||
A double bill of two ballets. [80] | ||||||||||||
130 | 29 | "A Ride on the Big Dipper" | Christopher Muir | Ron Harrison | 30 August 1967 | Yes | ||||||
131 | 30 | "Love and War - Man of Destiny" | Patrick Barton | Unknown | 6 September 1967 | Yes | ||||||
132 | 31 | "Love and War - Sergeant Musgrave's Dance" | John Croyston | Unknown | 13 September 1967 | TBA | ||||||
133 | 32 | "Love and War - L'Flaherty, VC" | John Croyston | Unknown | 20 September 1967 | TBA | ||||||
134 | 33 | "Love and War - The Brass Butterfly" | John Croyston | Unknown | 27 September 1967 | TBA | ||||||
135 | 34 | "Love and War - Intersection" | John Croyston | Michael Boddy | 3 October 1967 | Yes | ||||||
136 | 35 | "Love and War - Construction" | Storry Walton | John Croyston | 10 October 1967 | TBA | ||||||
137 | 36 | "Love and War - Romeo and Juliet" | Oscar Whitbread | Alan Cole | 17 October 1967 | Yes | ||||||
Romeo and Juliet. | ||||||||||||
138 | 37 | Episode not traced | Unknown | Unknown | 24 October 1967 | TBA | ||||||
139 | 38 | "The Blackmailing of Mr S" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 November 1967 | TBA | ||||||
By Michael Gilbert [81] | ||||||||||||
140 | 39 | "The Imposter" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 November 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides. [82] | ||||||||||||
141 | 40 | "A Cherry on Top" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 November 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [83] | ||||||||||||
142 | 41 | "A Cold Peace" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 November 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. Starring Britt Ekland. [84] | ||||||||||||
143 | 42 | "The Hothouse" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 November 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Previously aired in the United Kingdom. With Diana Rigg [85] | ||||||||||||
144 | 43 | "Coppelia" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 December 1967 | TBA | ||||||
A ballet labelled 'BBC production' in television guides. [86] | ||||||||||||
145 | 44 | "The Firebird" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 December 1967 | TBA | ||||||
A ballet. Previously aired in the United Kingdom. [87] | ||||||||||||
146 | 45 | "She" | Christopher Muir | Unknown | 20 December 1967 | Yes | ||||||
An Australian ballet. | ||||||||||||
147 | 46 | "The Hollow Crown" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 December 1967 | TBA | ||||||
By the Royal Shakespeare Company. [88] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original episode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
148 | 1 | "A Month in the Country" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 January 1968 | TBA | |
A British show. [89] | |||||||
149 | 2 | "And Did Those Feet?" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 January 1968 | TBA | |
British. [90] | |||||||
150 | 3 | "Where Angels Fear to Tread" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 January 1968 | TBA | |
[91] | |||||||
151 | 4 | "Carmen" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 January 1968 | Yes | |
An Australian opera production, produced by Peter Page, first in a series of four eopera. [92] | |||||||
152 | 5 | "Louise" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 January 1968 | Yes | |
An Australian opera. [93] | |||||||
153 | 6 | "Tosca" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 February 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
154 | 7 | "La Belle Helene" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 February 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
155 | 8 | "Neighbours" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 February 1968 | TBA | |
156 | 9 | "The Pity of it All" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 February 1968 | TBA | |
157 | 10 | "The Man Who Came to Die" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 March 1968 | TBA | |
158 | 11 | "Man and Mirror" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 March 1968 | TBA | |
159 | 12 | "The Lady with the Albatross" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 March 1968 | TBA | |
160 | 13 | "The Importance of Being Earnest" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 March 1968 | TBA | |
161 | 14 | "The Paraffin Season" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 April 1968 | TBA | |
162 | 15 | "Shadow on the Wall" | Christopher Muir | Ru Pullan | 10 April 1968 | TBA | |
163 | 16 | "Volpone" | John Croyston | Unknown | 17 April 1968 | TBA | |
164 | 17 | "The Proposal and the Bear" | James Davern | Unknown | 24 April 1968 | TBA | |
165 | 18 | "Salome" | Oscar Whitbread | Unknown | 1 May 1968 | TBA | |
With Frank Thring. | |||||||
166 | 19 | "Time Out of Mind" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 May 1968 | TBA | |
167 | 20 | "A Beautiful Forever" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 May 1968 | TBA | |
168 | 21 | "A Breach in the Wall" | Gilchrist Calder | Ray Lawler | 22 May 1968 | TBA | |
By Ray Lawler. A broadcast of a version originally produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom. | |||||||
169 | 22 | "The Best of the Bolshoi (part one)" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 May 1968 | TBA | |
170 | 23 | "The Best of the Bolshoi (part two)" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 June 1968 | TBA | |
171 | 24 | "This is Rudolph Nureyev" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 June 1968 | TBA | |
172 | 25 | "The Silent Song" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 June 1968 | TBA | |
173 | 26 | "Traveller Without Luggage" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 June 1968 | TBA | |
174 | 27 | "A Soiree at Bossom's Hotel" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 July 1968 | TBA | |
175 | 28 | "Stand Up, Nigel Barton" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 July 1968 | TBA | |
176 | 29 | "The Coming-Out Party" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 July 1968 | TBA | |
177 | 30 | "Are You Ready for the Music?" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 July 1968 | TBA | |
178 | 31 | "Lysistrata" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 July 1968 | TBA | |
179 | 32 | "The Shifting Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 August 1968 | TBA | |
Based on the play by Richard Beynon. | |||||||
180 | 33 | "Dublin One" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 September 1968 | TBA | |
181 | 34 | "Eugene Onegin" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 September 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
182 | 35 | "Pagliacci" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
183 | 36 | "Madame Butterfly" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 October 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
184 | 37 | "Peter Grimes" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 October 1968 | TBA | |
An opera. | |||||||
185 | 38 | "Shot Gun" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 October 1968 | TBA | |
186 | 39 | "Are You There" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 October 1968 | TBA | |
187 | 40 | "A Whistle and a Funny Hat" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 November 1968 | TBA | |
188 | 41 | "The Gambler (part one)" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 November 1968 | TBA | |
189 | 42 | "The Gambler (part two)" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 November 1968 | TBA | |
190 | 43 | "The Queen's Bishop" | John Croyston | Unknown | 27 November 1968 | TBA | |
191 | 44 | "Cobwebs in Concrete" | Patrick Barton | John Warwick | 4 December 1968 | TBA | |
192 | 45 | "A Devil a Monk Would Be" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 December 1968 | TBA | |
193 | 46 | "The Devil's Eggshell" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 December 1968 | TBA |
Wednesday Theatre in 1969 was a short run, and consisted almost exclusively of repeats.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original episode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
194 | 1 | "Two Way Stretch" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 January 1969 | TBA | |
195 | 2 | "A Soiree at Bossom's Hotel" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 January 1969 | TBA | |
A repeated broadcast. | |||||||
196 | 3 | "Stand Up, Nigel Barton" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 January 1969 | TBA | |
A repeated broadcast. | |||||||
197 | 4 | "A Breach in the Wall" | Gilchrist Calder | Ray Lawler | 29 January 1969 | TBA | |
A repeated broadcast. | |||||||
198 | 5 | "The Silent Song" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 February 1969 | TBA | |
A repeated broadcast. | |||||||
199 | 6 | "The Coming Out Party" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 October 1969 | TBA | |
A repeated broadcast. |
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An Evening With was an Australian television series which aired from 23 August 1966 until 31 December 1967 on Canberra station CTC-7. Hosted by David Brice and broadcast monthly, the series was a variety show, and featured both Canberra-based and interstate talent. Little Pattie appeared as the main performer in a 1967 episode. A compilation episode entitled Selections from An Evening With aired on 31 December 1967.
"The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me" is a 1965 Australian television film which aired on ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre. It aired on 28 July 1965 in Melbourne and Sydney.
"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.
"Peter Grimes" is a 1964 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on the opera by Benjamin Britten and directed by Christopher Muir.
"She" is a 1967 Australian television play. It was a filmed ballet set in an Antarctic base. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre. "She" aired on 20 December 1967 in Sydney, and on 27 December 1967 in Brisbane.
Patrick Barton is an Australian TV director best known for his productions in the 1960s.
"Romanoff and Juliet" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by Peter Ustinov. It aired on 20 January 1965 in Sydney, and on 27 January 1965 in Melbourne.
"Waiting in the Wings" is a 1965 Australian television play. It was filmed in Melbourne. "Waiting in the Wings" aired on 21 July 1965 in Sydney, and Melbourne.
Love and War is a 1967 Australian TV series.
Brett Porter is an Australian producer, writer and director best known for his work in TV. He worked at ATN-7 producing some of the first drama made for Australian television. He moved to the ABC in 1964, where he made documentaries and worked on Four Corners. He was then producer on Bellbird. He died in 1970 aged 57.
"How Do You Spell Matrimony?" is a 1965 Australian television play by Colin Free. It appeared on a double bill as part of Wednesday Theatre with The Face at the Club House Door.
"Course for Collision" is a 1966 Australian TV play.
The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.
The Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1963 to 1975. The Wills Classic had been held in Australia from 1960 and 1962. Total prize money from 1963 to 1965 was A£4,000. In 1966 and 1967 it was A$8,000 increasing to A$10,000 in 1968, A$20,000 from 1969 to 1971, A$25,000 in 1972 and A$35,000 from 1973 to 1975. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.
The BP Super Show was an Australian television series of loosely scheduled TV specials often of the variety show genre, which aired from circa 1959 to circa 1970. The programs often featured international performers that were touring Australia. It originally aired on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne, with the production of episodes varying between the two stations, and it also aired on other stations across Australia. It aired on the Nine Network after the formation of that network. Given the varied nature of the episodes, critical reception varied, but was often very positive, with a 1961 episode with Ella Fitzgerald being called by The Age newspaper "one of the best shows of its type presented on Melbourne TV".
The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970.
Robert James Stanton is a retired professional golfer from Australia. He had considerable success in the late 1960s, winning a number of tournaments in Australia and playing on the PGA Tour. As a 20-year-old, he won the 1966 Dunlop International, beating Arnold Palmer in a sudden-death playoff. He never won on the PGA Tour but was runner-up twice, in the 1969 AVCO Golf Classic and the 1970 Florida Citrus Invitational. He had a brief return of form in 1974/1975 and again for a few years from 1982.