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Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known. Thirty-Minute Theatre followed on from a similarly named ITV series, beginning on BBC2 in 1965 with an adaptation of the black comedy Parsons Pleasure. In 1967 BBC2 launched the UK's first colour service, with the consequence that Thirty-Minute Theatre became the first drama series in the country to be shown in colour.
Episode 283 : Listen to the Drums
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Episode 282 : Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath
May. 03,1973
Episode 281 : The Baby's Name Being Kitchener
April. 26,1973
Episode 280 : The Sit In
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Episode 279 : Emergency Ward 9
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Episode 278 : Revolutions: Cromwell
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Episode 277 : Atrocity
March. 15,1973
Episode 276 : Swamp Music
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Episode 275 : A Letter from the Country
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Episode 274 : A Chance Encounter
January. 31,1973
Episode 273 : Is Nellie Dead?
January. 24,1973
Episode 272 : Playthings
January. 17,1973
Episode 271 : It's on You, John
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Episode 270 : The Japanese Student
January. 03,1973
Episode 269 : You've Been a Long Time Alfred
December. 13,1972
Episode 268 : The Chauffer and the Lady
December. 06,1972
Episode 267 : Krapp's Last Tape
November. 29,1972
Episode 266 : The Baby's Name Being Kitchener
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Episode 265 : Tropical Wednesdays
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Episode 264 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Deadlock
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Episode 263 : The Museum Attendant
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Episode 262 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Breakthrough
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Episode 261 : The Joke
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Episode 260 : Hands
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Episode 259 : The Judge's Wife
October. 02,1972
Episode 258 : I Spy a Stranger
September. 25,1972
Episode 257 : The Seventh Juror
September. 18,1972
Episode 256 : The Arguement
September. 11,1972
Episode 255 : Thrills Galore
September. 04,1972
Episode 254 : Too Far
August. 28,1972
Episode 253 : Lushly
August. 21,1972
Episode 252 : Hands
August. 14,1972
Episode 251 : Allotment
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Episode 250 : The Chauffeur and the Lady
January. 01,0001
Episode 249 : Lecture to an Academy
January. 01,0001
Episode 248 : King's Cross Lunch Time
May. 29,1972
Episode 247 : Mill Hill
May. 22,1972
Episode 246 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Meets a Man Going to St. Ives
January. 01,0001
Episode 245 : Brainscrew
January. 01,0001
Episode 244 : The Keys on the Street
January. 01,0001
Episode 243 : Under the Age
March. 20,1972
Episode 242 : You've Been a Long Time, Alfred
January. 01,0001
Episode 241 : Said the Preacher
March. 06,1972
Episode 240 : That Quiet Earth
February. 28,1972
Episode 239 : An Arrow for Little Audrey
February. 21,1972
Episode 238 : An Affair of Honour
January. 30,1972
Episode 237 : The Penthouse Appartment
January. 24,1972
Episode 236 : They Don't All Open Men's Boutiques
January. 17,1972
Episode 235 : Uncle Rollo
January. 10,1972
Episode 234 : Not Counting the Savages
January. 03,1972
Episode 233 : A Wen
December. 27,1971
Episode 232 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Observes the Truth of an Old Music-Hall Song
January. 01,0001
Episode 231 : Farewell Performance
December. 06,1971
Episode 230 : A Wen
January. 01,0001
Episode 229 : Jenkins
November. 29,1971
Episode 228 : Blues in the Morning
November. 22,1971
Episode 227 : Game, Set, and Match
January. 01,0001
Episode 226 : A Settled Sort of Life
November. 08,1971
Episode 225 : Psychological Warefare
November. 01,1971
Episode 224 : Getting In
October. 25,1971
Episode 223 : The Moonlighters
October. 18,1971
Episode 222 : Combing Down His Yellow Hair
October. 11,1971
Episode 221 : Gun Play
October. 04,1971
Episode 220 : Soldier Ants
September. 27,1971
Episode 219 : Walt, King of the Dumper
September. 20,1971
Episode 218 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Decision
August. 16,1971
Episode 217 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Breakthrough
August. 09,1971
Episode 216 : Snakes and Reptiles
January. 01,0001
Episode 215 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Retreat
July. 26,1971
Episode 214 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Inquiry
July. 19,1971
Episode 213 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Suspect
July. 12,1971
Episode 212 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Crisis
July. 05,1971
Episode 211 : The Room They Left
June. 14,1971
Episode 210 : Something for the Children
June. 07,1971
Episode 209 : Jilly
May. 31,1971
Episode 208 : Death's Head
May. 24,1971
Episode 207 : An Absolute Treasure
January. 01,0001
Episode 206 : The Waiting Room
March. 29,1971
Episode 205 : You and Me and Him
January. 01,0001
Episode 204 : No Charge for the Extra Service
March. 15,1971
Episode 203 : The Railwayman's New Clothes
March. 08,1971
Episode 202 : Happy Days Are Here Again
March. 01,1971
Episode 201 : Asquith in Orbit
February. 22,1971
Episode 200 : The Proposal
February. 15,1971
Episode 199 : Me MacKenna
February. 08,1971
Episode 198 : The Bequest
February. 01,1971
Episode 197 : Terrible Jim Fitch
January. 25,1971
Episode 196 : Faith
January. 18,1971
Episode 195 : But Now They Are Fled
January. 11,1971
Episode 194 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Knows the Criminal But Not the Crime
January. 08,1971
Episode 193 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Plays Cops and Robbers
January. 01,1971
Episode 192 : Where Have They Gone, All the Little Children?
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Episode 191 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Encounters the English Class System
December. 18,1970
Episode 190 : Waugh on Crime: In Which Inspector Waugh Meets a Man Going to St. Ives
December. 11,1970
Episode 189 : The News-Benders
January. 01,0001
Episode 188 : The Editor Regrets
November. 27,1970
Episode 187 : Uncle Rollo
January. 01,0001
Episode 186 : Helen
October. 30,1970
Episode 185 : Tribunal
October. 16,1970
Episode 184 : But Now They Are Fled
January. 01,0001
Episode 183 : The Year of the Crow
October. 02,1970
Episode 182 : Far-Way Incident
January. 01,0001
Episode 181 : Tropical Wednesdays
August. 01,1970
Episode 180 : Good Times
July. 25,1970
Episode 179 : Hope
July. 04,1970
Episode 178 : An Uncertain Sound
June. 27,1970
Episode 177 : Ben
June. 20,1970
Episode 176 : Lilly: Part 2
June. 13,1970
Episode 175 : Lilly: Part 1
June. 06,1970
Episode 174 : Brothers
January. 01,0001
Episode 173 : Lovely in Black
January. 01,0001
Episode 172 : Is That Your Body Boy?
May. 09,1970
Episode 171 : The Penthouse Apartment
January. 01,0001
Episode 170 : Revolutions: Lenin
April. 18,1970
Episode 169 : Revolutions: Cromwell
April. 11,1970
Episode 168 : Whispers
April. 04,1970
Episode 167 : All My Own Army
March. 28,1970
Episode 166 : Janni...Oh Janni
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Episode 165 : Happiness Is £ Shaped
January. 01,0001
Episode 164 : What a Pity You Can't Stay Longer
February. 21,1970
Episode 163 : Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
February. 14,1970
Episode 162 : Laying It Off for Spangle
February. 07,1970
Episode 161 : The Scarecrows
January. 31,1970
Episode 160 : Reparation
January. 24,1970
Episode 159 : The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
January. 17,1970
Episode 158 : Laffin' Gas
January. 10,1970
Episode 157 : The Discharge of Trooper Lusby
December. 28,1969
Episode 156 : The Switch
December. 14,1969
Episode 155 : Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Retreat
January. 01,0001
Episode 154 : Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory
November. 23,1969
Episode 153 : Aggers and Torters: Psy-Fi
November. 16,1969
Episode 152 : Swiss Cottage
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Episode 151 : Friday Night's the Best Night
January. 01,0001
Episode 150 : Lily (Part 1)
January. 01,0001
Episode 149 : A Formula for Treason
October. 12,1969
Episode 148 : Trial
October. 05,1969
Episode 147 : Gangster
September. 28,1969
Episode 146 : A Good Reason for Getting Married?
January. 01,0001
Episode 145 : Lily (Part 2)
January. 01,0001
Episode 144 : ...And Was Invited to Form a Government
May. 22,1969
Episode 143 : Roly Poly
May. 15,1969
Episode 142 : Conversation at Night
May. 08,1969
Episode 141 : Bermondsey
June. 19,1972
Episode 140 : A Nice Cool Pad in the Sky
April. 24,1969
Episode 139 : Invasion
April. 10,1969
Episode 138 : The Victims: Progressive Blues
April. 03,1969
Episode 137 : The Victims: Frontier
March. 27,1969
Episode 136 : The Victims: A Degree of Stress
March. 20,1969
Episode 135 : Roses, Roses, All the Way
March. 13,1969
Episode 134 : A Hot Day
March. 06,1969
Episode 133 : The Boat to Addis Ababa
February. 27,1969
Episode 132 : First Confession
February. 20,1969
Episode 131 : Eveline
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Episode 130 : These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin
February. 03,1969
Episode 129 : These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler
January. 27,1969
Episode 128 : These Men Are Dangerous: Mussolini
January. 20,1969
Episode 127 : Absolute Aggers and Torters
January. 13,1969
Episode 126 : Where Have They Gone, All the Little Children
January. 06,1969
Episode 125 : Game, Set and Match
December. 30,1968
Episode 124 : That Time of Life
January. 01,0001
Episode 123 : Cross Examine
December. 16,1968
Episode 122 : Meanwhile, Back at the Office
January. 01,0001
Episode 121 : The Bishop and the Actress
November. 25,1968
Episode 120 : No Charge for the Extra Service
January. 01,0001
Episode 119 : The Last Victim
November. 18,1968
Episode 118 : Cause of Death
November. 11,1968
Episode 117 : Of Public Concern
November. 04,1968
Episode 116 : Something to Hide: The Caretaker's Flat
October. 21,1968
Episode 115 : Two and Two Are Twenty-Two
January. 01,0001
Episode 114 : Something to Hide: The First Floor
October. 07,1968
Episode 113 : The Chequers Manoeuvre
September. 30,1968
Episode 112 : The Flag
September. 23,1968
Episode 111 : A Matter of Principle
September. 16,1968
Episode 110 : Baby
September. 09,1968
Episode 109 : A Question of Honour
June. 26,1968
Episode 108 : Number 30, Approximately
June. 19,1968
Episode 107 : The Waiting-Room
January. 01,0001
Episode 106 : Beginning to End
January. 01,0001
Episode 105 : Still Death
May. 22,1968
Episode 104 : Thank God for U.D.I.!
May. 15,1968
Episode 103 : Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother--Father's Come to Tea
January. 01,0001
Episode 102 : Standing by for Santa Claus
May. 01,1968
Episode 101 : It's on You John
April. 24,1968
Episode 100 : The Sinner
April. 10,1968
Episode 99 : Pleasent Dreams, Fernando
April. 03,1968
Episode 98 : Father's Day
March. 27,1968
Episode 97 : Is That Your Body, Boy?
January. 01,0001
Episode 96 : A Personal Affair
March. 13,1968
Episode 95 : About a Bout
January. 01,0001
Episode 94 : The Interview
February. 28,1968
Episode 93 : The Unquiet Man
February. 21,1968
Episode 92 : The Hard Word
January. 01,0001
Episode 91 : Child's Play
February. 07,1968
Episode 90 : The Sufferings of Peter Obnizov
January. 01,0001
Episode 89 : Shakespeare Country
January. 01,0001
Episode 88 : Diary of an Encounter
January. 17,1968
Episode 87 : The News Benders
January. 10,1968
Episode 86 : A Private Place
January. 03,1968
Episode 85 : The Metal Martyr
December. 27,1967
Episode 84 : Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography
January. 01,0001
Episode 83 : The Keys on the Streets
December. 13,1967
Episode 82 : A Time of Wolves and Tigers
December. 06,1967
Episode 81 : Notice! Meeting in Progress
November. 27,1967
Episode 80 : Have It on the House
November. 06,1967
Episode 79 : Kings Cross--Lunch Hour
January. 01,0001
Episode 78 : The Tape Recorder
October. 23,1967
Episode 77 : You Meet All Sorts
October. 16,1967
Episode 76 : The Timekeepers
October. 09,1967
Episode 75 : Psychological Warfare
January. 01,0001
Episode 74 : Ten Torrey Canyons
January. 01,0001
Episode 73 : Child Marlene
June. 21,1967
Episode 72 : The Wake
June. 14,1967
Episode 71 : The Other Side
June. 07,1967
Episode 70 : That Woman
May. 31,1967
Episode 69 : Haven't You People Got Homes?
May. 24,1967
Episode 68 : The Sufferings of Peter Obiznov
May. 17,1967
Episode 67 : I Wouldn't Tell on You, Miss
January. 01,0001
Episode 66 : The Isle Is Full of Noises
May. 03,1967
Episode 65 : Boa Constrictor
April. 26,1967
Episode 64 : The Warmonger
January. 01,0001
Episode 63 : The Gun
April. 12,1967
Episode 62 : Wanted
March. 29,1967
Episode 61 : Two and Two Make Twenty Two
March. 22,1967
Episode 60 : You're Free
January. 01,0001
Episode 59 : Go Tell It on Table Mountain
March. 01,1967
Episode 58 : An Absolute Treasure
February. 22,1967
Episode 57 : Turn Off If You Know the Ending
February. 15,1967
Episode 56 : Teeth
February. 08,1967
Episode 55 : Dialogue
January. 01,0001
Episode 54 : Oldenberg
January. 26,1967
Episode 53 : The Suede Jacket
January. 18,1967
Episode 52 : Loving Israel
January. 01,0001
Episode 51 : Taste
January. 04,1967
Episode 50 : The Towers of Manhattan
December. 19,1966
Episode 49 : Brainscrew
December. 12,1966
Episode 48 : First Catch Your Hare...
December. 05,1966
Episode 47 : O-Goshi
November. 28,1966
Episode 46 : Wife in a Blonde Wig
November. 21,1966
Episode 45 : Confession
November. 21,1966
Episode 44 : Play to Win
November. 07,1966
Episode 43 : The Other Fella
January. 01,0001
Episode 42 : The Sounds of War
October. 24,1966
Episode 38 : They Put You Where You Are
June. 27,1966
Episode 37 : The Queen Street Girls
June. 20,1966
Episode 36 : A Good Reason for Getting Married
June. 13,1966
Episode 35 : Friday Night's the Best Night
June. 06,1966
Episode 34 : The Window
May. 30,1966
Episode 33 : Ella
May. 23,1966
Episode 32 : The Hard Word
May. 16,1966
Episode 31 : The House Mouse
May. 09,1966
Episode 30 : Don't Go Down to the Bingo Mother, Father's Coming to Tea
May. 02,1966
Episode 29 : The Caramel Crisis
April. 25,1966
Episode 28 : A Letter from the Country
April. 18,1966
Episode 27 : Emergency Ward 9
April. 11,1966
Episode 26 : A Girl's Best Friend
April. 04,1966
Episode 25 : Magnolia Summer
March. 28,1966
Episode 24 : 'Twas on a Sunday
March. 14,1966
Episode 23 : Not for Just an Hour
March. 07,1966
Episode 22 : Keep on Running
February. 28,1966
Episode 21 : Ships of the Line
February. 21,1966
Episode 20 : Case Suspended
February. 14,1966
Episode 19 : The Sugar Cubes
February. 07,1966
Episode 18 : Janni! Oh Janni!
January. 31,1966
Episode 17 : Brothers
January. 24,1966
Episode 16 : Four-Way Incident
January. 17,1966
Episode 15 : The Enchanted Night
January. 10,1966
Episode 14 : The Flipside
January. 03,1966
Episode 13 : The Passenger
December. 30,1965
Episode 12 : Family Christmas
December. 23,1965
Episode 11 : That's Not My Name
December. 16,1965
Episode 10 : Mr. Ponge
December. 09,1965
Episode 9 : Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
December. 02,1965
Episode 8 : The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft
November. 25,1965
Episode 7 : Application Form
November. 18,1965
Episode 6 : Love in Triplicate
November. 11,1965
Episode 5 : Monica
November. 04,1965
Episode 4 : Pay as You Go
October. 28,1965
Episode 3 : Portrait of a Madonna
October. 21,1965
Episode 2 : Give the Clown His Supper
October. 14,1965
Episode 1 : Parson's Pleasure
October. 07,1965
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