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| airdate = 17 August 1966 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=17 August 1966|title=Television|page=14}}</ref><br>24 August 1966 (Sydney)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=17}}</ref> |
| airdate = 17 August 1966 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=17 August 1966|title=Television|page=14}}</ref><br>24 August 1966 (Sydney)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=17}}</ref><br>7 September 1966 (Brisbane)<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|title=A witness for the persecution|date=31 August 1966|page=8}}</ref> |
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| length = 55 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107888312 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,463 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=22 August 1966 |accessdate=22 March 2017 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107888670 |title=CHESS TELEVISION |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,465 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=24 August 1966 |accessdate=22 March 2017 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
| length = 55 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107888312 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,463 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=22 August 1966 |accessdate=22 March 2017 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107888670 |title=CHESS TELEVISION |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,465 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=24 August 1966 |accessdate=22 March 2017 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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It was shot in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=11 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=35}}</ref> |
It was shot in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=11 August 1966|title=TV Guide|page=35}}</ref> Writer Callendar based it on the Gospel of St Luke and the story of Gregory.<ref name="times"/> |
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The ''Age'' said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's ''Golgotha'' and CBCs's ''Open Grave'' adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."<ref>{{cite news|date=27 August 1966|newspaper=The Age|page=23|title=Television|last=Monitor}}</ref> |
The ''Age'' said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's ''Golgotha'' and CBCs's ''Open Grave'' adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."<ref>{{cite news|date=27 August 1966|newspaper=The Age|page=23|title=Television|last=Monitor}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:18, 15 October 2020
| "The Third Witness" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 34 |
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Teleplay by | Ron Callander |
| Original air dates | 17 August 1966 (Melbourne)[1] 24 August 1966 (Sydney)[2] 7 September 1966 (Brisbane)[3] |
| Running time | 55 minutes.[4][5] |
The Third Witness is a 1966 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
Plot
The story was built around the military occupation of an uneasy middle east country and a modern version of the Resurrection. Private Gregory is a soldier in an army of occupation who us caught up when local events when a seer who caused a clash is executed and his body vanishes.
Cast
- Brian James
- Frank Rich
- David Turnbull as Private Gregory
- Raymond Westwell
- Brian Hannnn
- David Telford
- Alan Tobian
Production
It was shot in Melbourne.[7] Writer Callendar based it on the Gospel of St Luke and the story of Gregory.[3]
Reception
The Age said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's Golgotha and CBCs's Open Grave adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Television". The Age. 17 August 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1966. p. 17.
- ^ a b "A witness for the persecution". TV Times. 31 August 1966. p. 8.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 463. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CHESS TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 465. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 August 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 11 August 1966. p. 35.
- ^ Monitor (27 August 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.
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