AustLit

List of episodes by year

1965

1. The Recruiting Officer (aired 6 Jan. 1965). By George Farquahar

2. Peter Grimes [opera] (aired 13 Jan. 1965). By Benjamin Britten

3. Romanoff and Juliet (aired 20 Jan. 1965). By Peter Ustinov

4. The Bomb (aired 27 Jan. 1965). By James Douglas

[5. Episode untraced]

6. Ring Out Wild Bells (aired 10 Feb. 1965). By George Landen Dann

7. Stalingrad (aired 17 Feb. 1965). Author not traced

8. Carmen [opera] (aired 24 Feb. 1965)

9. The Importance of Being Oscar: Part 1 (aired 3 March 1965). By Micheál MacLiammóir

10. The Importance of Being Oscar: Part 2 (aired 10 March 1965). By Micheál MacLiammóir

11. The Fate of Man (aired 17 March 1965). By Yuri Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, and Mikhal Sholokhov

12. A Season in Hell (aired 24 March 1965). By Patricia Hooker

13. The Swagman (aired 31 March 1965). By Ian Stuart Black

14. A Time to Speak (aired 7 April 1965). By Noel Robinson

15. Time and the Conways (aired 14 April 1965). By J.B. Priestley

16. The Big Killing (aired 21 April 1965). By Philip Mackie

17. The Tower (aired 27 April 1965). By Hal Porter

18. Daphne Laureola (aired 5 May 1965). By John Warwick (adapted from James Bridie)

19. Cinderella [opera] (aired 12 May 1965)

20. Moby Dick Rehearsed (aired 19 May 1965). By Orson Welles

[21. Episode not traced]

22. Otherwise Engaged (aired 2 June 1965). By John Cameron

23. Dangerous Corner (aired 9 June 1965). By J.B. Priestley

24. Louise [opera] (aired 16 June 1965)

25. Rusty Bugles (aired 23 June 1965). By John Warwick (adapted from Sumner Locke Elliott)

26. School for Fathers [opera] (aired 16 June 1965)

27. The Dogs of Durga Das (aired 7 July 1965). By Arthur Swinson

28. The Face at the Club House Door and How Do You Spell Matrimony? (double bill: aired 14 July 1965)

Author unidentified (Face at the Club House Door)

By Colin Free (How Do You Spell Matrimony?)

29. Waiting in the Wings (aired 21 July 1965). By Noel Coward

30. The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me (aired 27 July 1965). By Ric Throssell

31. The Winds of Green Monday (aired 4 Aug. 1965). By Michael Noonan

[32. Episode not traced]

33. The Affair (aired 18 Aug. 1965). By C.P. Snow

34. Winter in Ischia (aired 25 Aug. 1965). By Robin Maugham

35. The Picardy Affair (aired 8 Sep. 1965). Author not traced

36. The Door (aired 15 Sep. 1965). By Joan Morgan

37. Macbeth (aired 22 Sep. 1965). Author not traced for this version

38. Dark Corridor (aired 6 Oct. 1965). Author not traced

39. Tartuffe (aired 13 Oct. 1965)

Produced in Australia with an Australian cast, but author not traced.

40. Collect Your Hand Luggage (aired 20 Oct. 1965). By John Mortimer

Broadcast in the UK as Collect Your Hand Baggage.

41. Cross of Gold (aired 27 Oct. 1965). By Richard Lane

42. The Bergonzi Hand (aired 3 Nov. 1965). By Tyrone Guthrie

43. Photo Finish (aired 3 Nov. 1965). By Peter Ustinov

44. The Casualties (aired 17 Nov. 1965). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

45. Campaign for One (aired 24 Nov. 1965). By Anthony Church and Marielaine Double.

46. The Cruel Deadline (aired 31 Nov. 1965). By Iain Crawford

47. Write Me a Murder (aired 8 Dec. 1965). By Frederick Knott

48. The Dancing Years (aired 15 Dec. 1965). By Ivor Novello

49. A Christmas Play (aired 22 December 1965)

'A Christmas play' is a description, not a title. Some television guides also append 'TBA'. Exact work not traced.

1966

1. Plain Jane (aired 5 Jan. 1966). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

2. Brimstone Butterfly (aired 12 Jan. 1966). By Peter van Greenaway

3. The Image (aired 19 Jan. 1966). By Ken Hill

4. Valentina (aired 26 Jan. 1966). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

5. Uncle Selwyn (aired 2 Feb. 1966). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

6. Finger on the Balance (aired 9 Feb. 1966). By Patrick Simpson

7. No Trams to Lime Street (aired 16 Feb. 1966). By Alun Owen

8. Acquit or Hang (aired 23 Feb. 1966). By Stanley Miller

9. The Gypsy Baron (aired 2 March 1966). By Johann Strauss

10. Return to the Regiment (aired 9 Mar. 1966). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

11. Mr Douglas (aired 16 Mar. 1966). By John Prebble

12. Justin Thyme (aired 23 Mar. 1966). Author not traced

Previously aired in the UK.

13. My One True Love (aired 30 Mar. 1966) By Hugh Leonard

14. Topaze (aired 6 Apr. 1966). By Marcel Pagnol

15. The Lover (aired 13 Apr. 1966). By Harold Pinter

16. Sword of Vengeance (aired 20 Apr. 1966). by Kitty Black

Previously aired in the UK.

17. The Sound of Murder (aired 27 Apr. 1966). By William Fairchild

Previously aired in the UK.

18. Ashes to Ashes (aired 4 May 1966). By Marc Brandel

Previously aired in the UK.

[19. Episode not traced]

20. Undercurrent (aired 18 May 1966). Most likely by Allan Prior

Previously aired in the UK.

21. The Scapegoat (aired 25 May 1966). By Simon Raven

22. La Belle Helene [operetta] (aired i June 1966). By Offenbach

23. Benbow Was His Name (aired 8 June 1966). Author not traced

No earlier production traced, but likely English.

24. Vicky and the Sultan (aired 15 June 1966). By Dorothy and Campbell Christie

25. Point of Departure (aired 22 June 1966). By Jean Anouilh

26. Captain Carvallo (aired 29 June 1966). By Denis Gannon.

27. The Master of Santiago (aired 6 July 1966). By Henry de Montherlant

28. A Phoenix Too Frequent (aired 13 July 1966). By Christopher Fry

29. The July Plot (aired 20 July 1966). By Roger Manwell

30. The Unbearable Bassington (aired 27 July 1966). Author not traced

Based on a work by 'Saki' and with a British cast.

31. Antigone (aired 3 Aug. 1966). Author not traced

Australian production.

32. Mr Byculla (aired 10 Aug. 1966). By Leon Griffiths

33. Eden End (aired 17 Aug. 1966). By J.B. Priestley

34. The Third Witness (aired 24 Aug. 1966). By Ron Callander

35. Almost a Honeymoon (aired 31 Aug. 1966). By Walter Ellis

36. The Stag (aired 7 Sep. 1966)

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

37. The Interior Decorator (aired 14 Sep. 1966)

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

38. A Crack in the Ice (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyre

39. Hamlet (aired 28 Sep. 1966)

British production, starring Laurence Olivier.

40. Flight into Danger (aired 5 Oct. 1966). By Arthur Hailey

41. Twelfth Night (aired 12 Oct. 1966)

Australian production.

42. The Runaway (aired 17 Oct. 1966). By John Croyston

43. The House (aired 24 Oct. 1966). By Peter van Greenaway

44. The Man Who Saw It (aired 2 Nov. 1966). By Allan Trevor

45. The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler (aired 9 Nov. 1966). By Jean Benedetti

46. Justin Thyme [replay] (aired 16 Nov. 1966)

[47. Episode not traced]

48. The Long House (aired 30 Nov. 1966). By Giles Cooper

[49. Episode not traced]

50. Iolanthe (aired 14 Dec. 1966). By Gilbert and Sullivan

A Sadler Wells production.

51. Cinderella (aired 21 Dec. 1966). Author not traced

52. Hansel and Gretel [opera] (aired 28 Dec. 1966). By Engelbert Humperdinck

Australian production.

1967

Note: The 1967 series of Wednesday Theatre had a long hiatus in June and July, when the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Wars of the Roses was aired in its time slot.

1. Orpheus in the Underworld (aired 4 Jan. 1967)

2. Simon and Laura (aired 11 Jan. 1967)

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

3. The Cocktail Party (aired 18 Jan. 1967). By T.S. Eliot

4. Waiting for Godot (aired 25 Jan. 1967).

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

5. All Things Bright and Beautiful (aired 1 Feb. 1967). By Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse

6. Deep and Crisp and Stolen (8 Feb. 1967). By Dave Freeman

7. Celebration: The Wedding and the Funeral (aired 15 Feb. 1967).

Source untraced, but likely a re-airing of an episode of the British Thursday Theatre (from which many of the 1967 instalments of Wednesday Theatre were drawn).

8. Lady of the Camellias (aired 22 Feb. 1967). By Alexandre Dumas

9. Dandy Dick (aired 1 Mar. 1967). By Arthur Wing Pinero

10. Dan, Dan the Charity Man (aired 8 Mar. 1967). By Hugh Whitemore

[Note: no episode aired on 15 Mar. 1967]

11. The Cure for Love (aired 22 Mar. 1967). By Walter Greenwood

12. The Initiate (aired 29 Mar. 1967).

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

13. Course for Collision (aired 5 Apr. 1967). By Arthur Hailey

Australian production

14. An Hour with Joan Sutherland (aired 12 Apr. 1967)

15. Madam Butterfly (aired 19 Apr. 1967)

Australian production.

[16. Episode not traced] (26 Apr. 1967)

17. Manon (aired 3 May 1967)

Advertised as 'ABC production of Massenet's opera'.

[18. Episode not traced] (aired 10 May 1967)

[19. Episode not traced] (aired 17 May 1967)

[20. Episode not traced] (aired 24 May 1967)

[21. Episode not traced] (aired 31 May 1967)

[22. Episode not traced] (aired 7 June (1967)

[Note: hiatus, for the airing of The Wars of the Roses.]

[23. Episode not traced] (aired 26 July 1967)

[24. Episode not traced] (aired 2 August 1967)

[25. Episode not traced] (aired 9 Aug. 1967)

26. Untitled documentary on Australian ballet (aired 16 Aug. 1967)

27. Illyria / Elektra [double bill: two ballets] (aired 23 Aug. 1967)

28. A Ride on the Big Dipper (aired 30 Aug. 1967)

[Note: no episode aired on 6 Sep. 1967]

[29. Episode not traced] (aired 13 Sep. 1967)

[30. Episode not traced] (aired 20 Sep. 1967)

[31. Episode not traced] (aired 27 Sep. 1967)

[32. Episode not traced] (aired 3 Oct. 1967)

[33. Episode not traced] (aired 10 Oct. 1967)

[34. Episode not traced] (aired 17 Oct. 1967)

[35. Episode not traced] (aired 24 Oct. 1967)

36. The Blackmailing of Mr S (aired 1 Nov. 1967). By Michael Gilbert

37. The Imposter (aired 8 Nov. 1967)

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

38. A Cherry on Top (aired 15 Nov. 1967). By Donald Churchill

39. A Cold Peace (aired 22 Nov. 1967). By Robert Muller

40. The Hothouse (aired 29 Nov. 1967) By Donald Churchill

41. Coppelia [ballet] (aired 6 Dec. 1967)

Labelled 'BBC production' in television guides.

42. The Firebird [ballet] (aired 13 Dec. 1967)

43. 'She' [ballet] (aired 20 December 1967)

'An exciting new experimental ballet written especially for ABC TV. SHE is the invention of the internationally known Spanish choreographer Juan Corelli.' (Canberra Times [television guide], 18 December 1967, p.21).

44. The Hollow Crown (aired 27 Dec. 1967)

By the Royal Shakespeare Company.

1968

1. A Month in the Country (aired 1 Jan. 1968)

2. And Did Those Feet? (aired 8 Jan. 1968)

3. Where Angels Fear to tread (aired 15 Jan. 1968)

4. Carmen (opera) (aired 24 Jan. 1968)

5. Louise (opera) (aired 31 Jan. 1968)

6. Tosca (opera) (aired 7 Feb. 1968)

7. La Belle Helene (opera) (aired 14 Feb. 1968)

8. Neighbours (aired 21 Feb. 1968)

9. The Pity of it All (aired 28 Feb. 1968)

10. The Man Who came to Die (aired 6 Mar. 1968)

11. Man and Mirror (aired 13 Mar. 1968)

12. The Lady with the Albatross (aired 20 Mar. 1968)

13. The Importance of Being Earnest (aired 27 Mar. 1968)

14. The Paraffin Season (aired 3 Apr. 1968)

15. Shadow on the Wall (aired 10 Apr. 1968)

16. Volpone (aired 17 Apr. 1968)

17. The Bear / The Proposal (aired 24 Apr. 1968)

18. Salome (aired 1 May 1968)

19. Time Out of Mind (aired 8 May 1968)

20. A Beautiful Forever (aired 15 May 1968)

21. A Breach in the Wall (aired 22 May 1968). By Ray Lawler

A broadcast of a version originally produced and broadcast in the UK.

22. The Best of the Bolshoi (part one) (aired 29 May 1968)

23. The Best of the Bolshoi (part two) (aired 5 June 1968)

24. This is Rudolph Nureyev (aired 12 June 1968)

25. The Silent Song (aired 19 June 1968)

26. Traveller without Luggage (aired 26 June 1968)

27. A soiree at Bossom's Hotel (aired 3 July 1968)

28. Stand Up, Nigel Barton (aired 10 July 1968)

29. The Coming-Out Party (aired 17 July 1968)

30. Are You ready for the Music? (aired 24 July 1968)

31. Lysistrata (aired 31 July 1968)

32. The Shifting Heart (aired 7 Aug. 1968). By Richard Beynon

[Five-week hiatus]

33. Dublin One (aired 18 Sep. 1968)

34. Eugene Onegin (opera) (aired 25 Sep. 1968)

35. Pagliacci (opera) (aired 2 Oct. 1968)

36. Madame Butterfly (opera) (aired 9 Oct. 1968)

37. Peter Grimes (opera) (aired 16 Oct. 1968)

38. Shot Gun (aired 23 Oct. 1968)

39. Are You There (aired 30 Oct. 1968)

40. A Whistle and a Funny Hat (aired 6 Nov. 1968)

41. The Gambler (part one) (aired 13 Nov. 1968)

42. The Gambler (part two) (aired 20 Nov. 1968)

43. The Queen's Bishop (aired 27 Nov. 1968). By Joan Baldwin

44. Cobwebs in Concrete (aired 4 Dec. 1968)

45. A Devil a Monk Would Be (aired 11 Dec. 1968)

46. The Devil's Eggshell (aired 18 Dec. 1968)

1969

Wednesday Theatre in 1969 was a short run, and consisted almost exclusively of repeats.

1. Two Way Stretch (aired 1 Jan. 1969)

[No episode on 8 Jan. 1969]

2. A Soiree at Bossom's Hotel (aired 15 Jan. 1969) (repeat)

3. Stand Up, Nigel Barton (aired 22 Jan. 1969) (repeat)

4. A Breach in the Wall (aired 29 Jan. 1969) (repeat)

5. The Silent Song (aired 5 Feb. 1969) (repeat)

[Long hiatus]

6. The Coming Out Party (aired 22 Oct. 1969) (repeat)