Original Air Date—6 November 1960
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause celebre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on trial for speaking in public about his atheist views. Rachel Roberts plays his wife, and the programme is introduced by Face to Face inquisitor John Freeman.

Season 2, Episode 4: The Wind and the Sun

Original Air Date—13 November 1960

Season 2, Episode 5: The Squeeze

Original Air Date—20 November 1960

Season 2, Episode 6: The Nightwalkers

Original Air Date—27 November 1960

Season 2, Episode 7: The Assassins

Original Air Date—4 December 1960

Season 2, Episode 8: The Song of a March Hare

Original Air Date—11 December 1960

Season 2, Episode 9: A Time to Fight

Original Air Date—18 December 1960

Season 2, Episode 10: Tuppence in the Gods

Original Air Date—25 December 1960

Season 2, Episode 11: Nearer to Heaven

Original Air Date—1 January 1961

Season 2, Episode 12: Venus Brown

Original Air Date—8 January 1961

Season 2, Episode 13: A Woman Comes Home

Original Air Date—15 January 1961

Season 2, Episode 14: Off Centre

Original Air Date—22 January 1961

Season 2, Episode 15: A Kind of Strength

Original Air Date—29 January 1961

Season 2, Episode 16: The Final Result

Original Air Date—5 February 1961

Season 2, Episode 17: The Intervener

Original Air Date—12 February 1961

Season 2, Episode 18: An Inspector Calls

Original Air Date—19 February 1961

Season 2, Episode 19: The Mather Story

Original Air Date—26 February 1961

Season 2, Episode 20: A Reason for Staying

Original Air Date—5 March 1961

Season 2, Episode 21: Old Mick Mack

Original Air Date—12 March 1961

Season 2, Episode 22: The Wrong Side of the Park

Original Air Date—19 March 1961

Season 2, Episode 23: Fury in Petticoats

Original Air Date—26 March 1961

Season 2, Episode 24: Brian Rix Presents #11: A Fair Cop

Original Air Date—2 April 1961

Season 2, Episode 25: Charley's Aunt

Original Air Date—16 April 1961

Season 2, Episode 26: Scene of the Accident

Original Air Date—30 April 1961

Season 2, Episode 27: Marriage Lines

Original Air Date—14 May 1961

Season 2, Episode 28: Brian Rix Presents #12: Wolf's Clothing

Original Air Date—21 May 1961

Season 2, Episode 29: Home at Seven

Original Air Date—4 June 1961

Season 2, Episode 30: A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

Original Air Date—18 June 1961

Season 2, Episode 31: A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

Original Air Date—25 June 1961

Season 2, Episode 32: That Lady

Original Air Date—9 July 1961

Season 2, Episode 33: Listen James

Original Air Date—23 July 1961

Season 2, Episode 34: Brian Rix Presents #13: A Basinful of Briny

Original Air Date—6 August 1961

Season 2, Episode 35: The Winslow Boy

Original Air Date—20 August 1961

Season 2, Episode 36: Wet Fish

Original Air Date—3 September 1961

Season 2, Episode 37: The Hasty Heart

Original Air Date—17 September 1961

Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1: A Clean Kill

Original Air Date—1 October 1961

Season 3, Episode 2: Faraway Places

Original Air Date—8 October 1961

Season 3, Episode 3: What Every Woman Knows

Original Air Date—15 October 1961

Season 3, Episode 4: The Big Noise

Original Air Date—22 October 1961

Season 3, Episode 5: Hullo Ragtime

Original Air Date—29 October 1961

Season 3, Episode 6: The Test

Original Air Date—5 November 1961

Season 3, Episode 7: Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin

Original Air Date—12 November 1961

Season 3, Episode 8: Cross of Iron

Original Air Date—19 November 1961

Season 3, Episode 9: She Stoops to Conquer

Original Air Date—26 November 1961

Season 3, Episode 10: Somewhere for the Night

Original Air Date—3 December 1961

Season 3, Episode 11: Centenary Year

Original Air Date—10 December 1961

Season 3, Episode 12: The Judge and His Hangman

Original Air Date—17 December 1961

Season 3, Episode 13: The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Original Air Date—24 December 1961

Season 3, Episode 14: Affair of State

Original Air Date—31 December 1961

Season 3, Episode 15: Means to an End

Original Air Date—7 January 1962

Season 3, Episode 16: Black Limelight

Original Air Date—14 January 1962

Season 3, Episode 17: The Rivals

Original Air Date—21 January 1962

Season 3, Episode 18: The Alderman

Original Air Date—28 January 1962

Season 3, Episode 19: The Happiest Days of Your Life

Original Air Date—4 February 1962

Season 3, Episode 20: I'll Die for You

Original Air Date—11 February 1962

Season 3, Episode 21: The Turning Point

Original Air Date—18 February 1962

Season 3, Episode 22: Sparrow in a Cage

Original Air Date—4 March 1962

Season 3, Episode 23: One for the Pot

Original Air Date—11 March 1962

Season 3, Episode 24: Storm in a Teacup

Original Air Date—18 March 1962

Season 3, Episode 25: Both Ends Meet

Original Air Date—25 March 1962

Season 3, Episode 26: This Happy Breed

Original Air Date—1 April 1962

Season 3, Episode 27: The High Mountain

Original Air Date—8 April 1962

Season 3, Episode 28: So Many Children

Original Air Date—15 April 1962

Season 3, Episode 29: Brian Rix Presents #15: A Clear Case

Original Air Date—22 April 1962

Season 3, Episode 30: Loyalties

Original Air Date—29 April 1962

Season 3, Episode 31: To Whom It May Concern

Original Air Date—6 May 1962

Season 3, Episode 32: The Long Memory

Original Air Date—13 May 1962

Season 3, Episode 33: Value for Money

Original Air Date—20 May 1962

Season 3, Episode 34: A Child in the House

Original Air Date—27 May 1962

Season 3, Episode 35: The Money Machine

Original Air Date—3 June 1962

Season 3, Episode 36: Worm's Eye View

Original Air Date—10 June 1962

Season 3, Episode 37: Undercover Cat

Original Air Date—17 June 1962

Season 3, Episode 38: Member of the Family

Original Air Date—24 June 1962

Season 3, Episode 39: Young Timothy

Original Air Date—1 July 1962

Season 3, Episode 40: The Man Who Opted Out

Original Air Date—8 July 1962

Season 3, Episode 41: Up a Gum Tree

Original Air Date—15 July 1962

Season 3, Episode 42: The Day Before Atlanta

Original Air Date—22 July 1962

Season 3, Episode 43: Sword of Vengeance

Original Air Date—29 July 1962

Season 3, Episode 44: Dial M for Murder

Original Air Date—5 August 1962

Season 3, Episode 45: The Pretender

Original Air Date—12 August 1962

Season 3, Episode 46: The Mortimer Touch

Original Air Date—19 August 1962

Season 3, Episode 47: Dackson's Wharf

Original Air Date—26 August 1962

Season 3, Episode 48: Hedgehog

Original Air Date—2 September 1962

Season 3, Episode 49: What's in It for Walter

Original Air Date—9 September 1962

Season 3, Episode 50: Six Men of Dorset

Original Air Date—16 September 1962

Season 3, Episode 51: Charlie Was My Darling

Original Air Date—23 September 1962

Season 4

Season 4, Episode 1: The Square Peg

Original Air Date—30 September 1962

Season 4, Episode 2: The Stepfather

Original Air Date—7 October 1962

Season 4, Episode 3: The Slip

Original Air Date—14 October 1962

Season 4, Episode 4: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Original Air Date—21 October 1962

Season 4, Episode 5: The Big Eat

Original Air Date—28 October 1962

Season 4, Episode 6: Ruth

Original Air Date—11 November 1962

Season 4, Episode 7: The Aspern Papers

Original Air Date—18 November 1962

Season 4, Episode 8: Libel on a Liar

Original Air Date—25 November 1962

Season 4, Episode 9: The Sudden Silence

Original Air Date—2 December 1962

Season 4, Episode 10: Behind the Line

Original Air Date—9 December 1962

Season 4, Episode 11: Something to Hide

Original Air Date—16 December 1962

Season 4, Episode 12: The Canterville Ghost

Original Air Date—23 December 1962

Season 4, Episode 13: Parkin's Primitives

Original Air Date—30 December 1962

Season 4, Episode 14: The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners

Original Air Date—6 January 1963

Season 4, Episode 15: The Madhouse on Castle Street

Original Air Date—13 January 1963

Season 4, Episode 16: Freya of the Seven Isles

Original Air Date—20 January 1963

Season 4, Episode 17: House on Three Floors

Original Air Date—27 January 1963

Season 4, Episode 18: The Reward of Silence

Original Air Date—3 February 1963

Season 4, Episode 19: The Bergonzi Hand

Original Air Date—10 February 1963

Season 4, Episode 20: The Fall of Mendel Krick

Original Air Date—17 February 1963

Season 4, Episode 21: The Prisoner

Original Air Date—24 February 1963

Season 4, Episode 22: June Fall

Original Air Date—3 March 1963

Season 4, Episode 23: Continuity Man

Original Air Date—10 March 1963

Season 4, Episode 24: For Tea on Sunday

Original Air Date—17 March 1963

Season 4, Episode 25: Too Late for Mashed Potato

Original Air Date—24 March 1963

Season 4, Episode 26: The Big Donkey

Original Air Date—31 March 1963

Season 4, Episode 27: Just You Wait

Original Air Date—7 April 1963

Season 4, Episode 28: The Holly Road Rig

Original Air Date—14 April 1963

Season 4, Episode 29: A Little Bit of Gold Said 'Jump'

Original Air Date—21 April 1963

Season 4, Episode 30: A Deadly Hush

Original Air Date—28 April 1963

Season 4, Episode 31: A Right Crusader

Original Air Date—5 May 1963

Season 4, Episode 32: I'm Not Stopping

Original Air Date—12 May 1963

Season 4, Episode 33: The Fly Sham

Original Air Date—19 May 1963

Season 4, Episode 34: How to Get Rid of Your Wife

Original Air Date—26 May 1963

Season 4, Episode 35: So Long Charlie

Original Air Date—2 June 1963

Season 4, Episode 36: Trial Run

Original Air Date—9 June 1963

Season 4, Episode 37: The Full Chatter

Original Air Date—16 June 1963

Season 4, Episode 38: Dial Rix #7: Skin Deep

Original Air Date—23 June 1963

Season 4, Episode 39: She's a Free Country

Original Air Date—30 June 1963

Season 4, Episode 40: You Can't Throw Your Mates

Original Air Date—7 July 1963

Season 4, Episode 41: Take the Plunge

Original Air Date—14 July 1963

Season 4, Episode 42: The Shadow of Mart

Original Air Date—21 July 1963

Season 4, Episode 43: The Joker

Original Air Date—28 July 1963

Season 4, Episode 44: The Sponge Room

Original Air Date—4 August 1963

Season 4, Episode 45: Night Express

Original Air Date—11 August 1963

Season 4, Episode 46: Pig in the Middle

Original Air Date—18 August 1963

Season 4, Episode 47: The Greevey Column

Original Air Date—25 August 1963

Season 4, Episode 48: Plain Jane

Original Air Date—1 September 1963

Season 4, Episode 49: Two by the Sea #1: The Pretty Lights

Original Air Date—8 September 1963

Season 4, Episode 50: Two by the Sea #2: Wedding Bells

Original Air Date—8 September 1963

Season 4, Episode 51: The Affair

Original Air Date—15 September 1963

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Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Twentieth Century Theatre: Justice

Season 1, Episode 2: Twentieth Century Theatre: Dear Octopus

Season 1, Episode 3: Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe

Season 1, Episode 4: Twentieth Century Theatre: Man and Superman

Season 1, Episode 5: Twentieth Century Theatre: The White Guard

Season 1, Episode 6: Twentieth Century Theatre: Our Betters

Season 1, Episode 7: Twentieth Century Theatre: MacAdam and Eve

Season 1, Episode 8: Brian Rix Presents: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary

Season 1, Episode 9: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Conquering Hero

Season 1, Episode 10: Twentieth Century Theatre: Journey's End

Season 1, Episode 11: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Fanatics

Season 1, Episode 12: Twentieth Century Theatre: Young Woodley

Season 1, Episode 13: Twentieth Century Theatre: I Have Been Here Before

Season 1, Episode 14: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of Freedom

Season 1, Episode 15: Twentieth Century Theatre: Glorious Morning

Season 1, Episode 16: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Queen Came By

Season 1, Episode 17: Twentieth Century Theatre: Love on the Dole

Season 1, Episode 18: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Vortex

Season 1, Episode 19: Twentieth Century Theatre: Judgment Day

Season 1, Episode 20: Twentieth Century Theatre: Aren't We All

Season 1, Episode 21: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Elder Statesman

Season 1, Episode 22: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Assassin

Season 1, Episode 23: Twentieth Century Theatre: Doctor in the House

Season 1, Episode 24: Twentieth Century Theatre: Mr. Gillie

Season 1, Episode 25: Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect Play

Season 1, Episode 26: Twentieth Century Theatre: Musical Chairs

Season 1, Episode 27: Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust

Season 1, Episode 28: Summer Theatre: June Evening

Season 1, Episode 29: Summer Theatre: You're a Long Time Dead

Season 1, Episode 30: Summer Theatre: My Flesh, My Blood

Season 1, Episode 31: Summer Theatre: The Critical Point

Season 1, Episode 32: Summer Theatre: A Dream of Treason

Season 1, Episode 33: Summer Theatre: The Devil's General

Season 1, Episode 34: Summer Theatre: The Liberators

Season 1, Episode 35: Summer Theatre: The Small Victory

Season 1, Episode 36: Summer Theatre: Death of a Guest

Season 1, Episode 37: Brian Rix Presents: Reluctant Heroes

Season 1, Episode 38: Summer Theatre: An English Summer

Season 1, Episode 39: A Walk in the Desert

Season 1, Episode 40: The Unplayed Part

Season 1, Episode 41: The Ruffians

Season 1, Episode 42: Pay Day

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1: The Chopping Block

Season 2, Episode 2: Looking for Garrow

Season 2, Episode 3: A Subject of Scandal and Concern