The Swagman

For the defunct restaurant formerly located in Melbourne, Australia, see Swagman Restaurant.

"The Swagman"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 13
Directed byHenri Safran
Teleplay byIan Stuart Black
Featured musicAndy Sundstrom
Original air date31 March 1965 (1965-03-31)
Running time60 mins[1]
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"The Swagman" is a 1965 Australian television play.[2] It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre on 31 March 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne.[3][4]

Despite being set in Australia, it was written by a British writer.[5]

A copy of the production is held at the National Archives of Australia.[6]

  1. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 116. 29 March 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "U.K. playwright, long range view". The Canberra Times. 2 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 23 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 1965. p. 16.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 25 March 1965. p. 27.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ The Swagman at National Archives of Australia