Top Hat Rendezvous (1950)
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a British variety show from the early 1950s. Each episode has a different host who presents a mix of entertainment acts. The show was broadcast live and likely no recordings survive.
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What happens
Top Hat Rendezvous is a sixty-minute television variety series, which aired on an occasional basis on the BBC from 1951 to 1952. Each episode had a different host, and these included Al Burnett, McDonald Hobley, Derrick de Marney, David Southwood and Clifford Davis. It is unlikely that any of the episodes still exist, as the series aired live, and the BBC rarely telerecorded shows prior to 1953. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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