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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox television episode
| name =A Time to Speak
| title = A Time to Speak
| image =
| series = [[Wednesday Theatre]]
| image size =
| image =
| caption =
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| director = [[Patrick Barton]]
| season = 1
| producer =
| episode = 14
| writer = Noel Robinson
| director = [[Patrick Barton]]
| teleplay = Noel Robinson
| based on =
| narrator =
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| starring =
| photographer =
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| airdate = 7 April 1965
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| length = 60 mins<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131765243 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,122 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 April 1965 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| cinematography =
| editing =
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| prev = [[The Swagman]]
| studio = ABC
| distributor = ABC
| next = Time and the Conways
| released = 7 April 1965
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| runtime = 60 mins<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131765243 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,122 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 April 1965 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| country = Australia
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'''''A Time to Speak''''' is a 1965 Australian television film, which aired on ABC. It is a period drama set around 1900. It was written by Noel Robinson.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131766355 |title=TEN's first night |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,126 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 April 1965 |accessdate=19 February 2017 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
'''''A Time to Speak''''' is a 1965 Australian television film, which aired on ABC. It is a period drama set around 1900. It was written by Noel Robinson.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131766355 |title=TEN's first night |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,126 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 April 1965 |accessdate=19 February 2017 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Raymond Westwell]]
*[[Raymond Westwell]] as the leader
*[[Wyn Roberts (actor)|Wyn Roberts]]
*[[Wyn Roberts (actor)|Wyn Roberts]] as the doctor
*[[Keith Eden]]
*[[Keith Eden]]
*[[Joan MacArthur (actress)|Joan MacArthur]]
*[[Joan MacArthur (actress)|Joan MacArthur]] as the leader's wife, Sister Esther
*[[Patsy King]]
*[[Patsy King]]
*[[George Whaley (actor)|George Whaley]]
*[[George Whaley (actor)|George Whaley]]
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*[[Martin Magee]]
*[[Martin Magee]]
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howell]]
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howell]]
==Production==

It was filmed in Melbourne with location footage at [[Monsalvat]] near Eltham.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131765247 |title=What to stay home for... |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,122 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 April 1965 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref name="times"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==
One critic called it ''"a meaty play"'', and said she ''"particularly liked the understated ending"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51397875|title=21 Apr 1965 - The tragic comedian (Red is afraid of the dark)|work=nla.gov.au}}</ref>
One critic called it ''"a meaty play"'', and said she ''"particularly liked the understated ending"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51397875|title=21 Apr 1965 - The tragic comedian (Red is afraid of the dark)|work=nla.gov.au}}</ref>

The ''Canberra Times'' said it was "a good play, well suited to television, and simply loaded with righteousness enough for all those people who found the honest, healthy lust of'''The Swagman'' was not their . . , cup of tea."<ref name="times">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131766355 |title=TEN's first night |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,126 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 April 1965 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


The TV critic for ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' said the play was "an uncommonly arresting drama about the conflict of personalities" in which the director "used the austere and sombre setting of a farm community lo good effect. Some of the scenes were rather abrupt, as was the ending, but generally tension was maintained well."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title="A Time to Speak"|date=8 April 1965|page=12}}</ref>
The TV critic for ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' said the play was "an uncommonly arresting drama about the conflict of personalities" in which the director "used the austere and sombre setting of a farm community lo good effect. Some of the scenes were rather abrupt, as was the ending, but generally tension was maintained well."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title="A Time to Speak"|date=8 April 1965|page=12}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:50, 22 February 2019

"A Time to Speak"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 14
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay byNoel Robinson
Original air date7 April 1965
Running time60 mins[1]
Episode chronology
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A Time to Speak is a 1965 Australian television film, which aired on ABC. It is a period drama set around 1900. It was written by Noel Robinson.[2]

Premise

A doctor stands up to the corrupt leader of a religious community.

Cast

Production

It was filmed in Melbourne with location footage at Monsalvat near Eltham.[3][4]

Reception

One critic called it "a meaty play", and said she "particularly liked the understated ending".[5]

The Canberra Times said it was "a good play, well suited to television, and simply loaded with righteousness enough for all those people who found the honest, healthy lust of'The Swagman was not their . . , cup of tea."[4]

The TV critic for The Sydney Morning Herald said the play was "an uncommonly arresting drama about the conflict of personalities" in which the director "used the austere and sombre setting of a farm community lo good effect. Some of the scenes were rather abrupt, as was the ending, but generally tension was maintained well."[6]

References

  1. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 122. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 April 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "TEN's first night". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 126. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 122. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 April 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ a b "TEN's first night". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 126. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ "21 Apr 1965 - The tragic comedian (Red is afraid of the dark)". nla.gov.au.
  6. ^ ""A Time to Speak"". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1965. p. 12.


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