| Wednesday Theatre | |
|---|---|
| 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 release date | Original episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 December 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 release 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 94 | 45 | "The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 November 1966 | TBA | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 release date | Original episode | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 1 | "Orpheus in the Underworld" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 January 1967 | TBA | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | Die Fledermaus | Unknown | Johann Strauss | 26 April 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Melbourne production, starring Paul Eddey (sung by Raymond McDonald). | ||||||||||||
| 119 | 18 | "Manon" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 May 1967 | Yes | ||||||
An ABC production of the opera. [78] | ||||||||||||
| 120 | 19 | The Bartered Bride | 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 | 4 October 1967 | Yes | ||||||
| 136 | 35 | "Love and War - Construction" | Storry Walton | John Croyston | 11 October 1967 | TBA | ||||||
| 137 | 36 | "Love and War - Romeo and Juliet" | Oscar Whitbread | Alan Cole | 18 October 1967 | Yes | ||||||
Romeo and Juliet. | ||||||||||||
| 138 | 37 | Cathy Come Home | Unknown | Unknown | 25 October 1967 | TBA | ||||||
Repeat. | ||||||||||||
| 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 release 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 | |
| 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 release 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. | |||||||