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Rooftop Rendezvous

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Rooftop Rendezvous
GenreVariety
Presented byBill Brady
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerHarry Pringle
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release1959 (1959)

Rooftop Rendezvous is an Australian television series which aired on ABC Television during 1959. It was a half-hour variety series hosted by Bill Brady and produced by Harry Pringle. Produced in Sydney, it was regularly kinescoped for broadcast in Melbourne (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Brisbane and Adelaide). It is not known if any of these kinescope recordings still exist.

Format

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It was a variety series featuring a mix of local and overseas performers. For example, one episode featured the Develleros (roller skaters), Jack Griffiths (trumpeter), Peggy Mortimer (vocalist), Warron Kermond (acrobatic dancer) and the Noel Gilmour Quintet.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Wednesday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 10 December 1959. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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