''Rooftop Rendezvous'' is an Australian television series which aired on

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during 1959. It was a half-hour variety series hosted by Bill Brady and produced by

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. Produced in Sydney, it was regularly

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d 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

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.

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* {{IMDb title 1959 Australian television series debuts 1959 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian English-language television shows Australian variety television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming