Theatre Date

Theatre Date was a British anthology television series that aired on BBC1 in 1969.[1] The series aired televised broadcasts of current plays from London's West End. A total of five broadcasts were made in the series. These included: William Douglas-Home's The Secretary Bird (January 23, 1969[2]); Ronald Millar's They Don't Grow on Trees (February 14, 1969);[3] Joyce Rayburn's The Man Most Likely To... (February 26, 1969[1]); Basil Dawson and Felicity Douglas's The Crunch (October 14, 1969); and Jim Wise, George Haimsohn and Robin Miller's musical Dames at Sea (November 4, 1969[4]).

Episode status

Of the 5 broadcasts, three are lost, being "They Don't Grow on Trees", "The Crunch", & "Dames at Sea", with no recordings known to exist.

References
  1. Stanley Reynolds (26 February 1969). "Censored drama". The Guardian. p. 8.
  2. "Television Today: TVR top 20". The Stage and Television Today (4580): 10–11. 23 January 1969.
  3. "TELEVISION: BBC-1". The Guardian. 14 February 1969. p. 2.
  4. TELEVISION: BBC-1. 4 November 1969. p. 2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


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