Telestory
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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
An actor sits and reads a book aloud for 15 minutes. The show uses still images from a film adaptation to illustrate the story. It aired late at night on Australian television in the early 1960s.
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What happens
Telestory is an Australian television series which aired 1961–1962. Produced by Artransa Park and aired on ATN-7, it was a 15-minute series in which an actor would read from a book. The first season consisted of Leonard Teale reading The Sundowners, while the second season consisted of Gordon Glenwright reading from They're a Weird Mob. Very basic television, it aired towards the end of the day's schedule, at time slots such as 10:10PM on Monday and 11:35PM on Friday. Additional episodes were planned but do not seem to have been produced. The version of The Sundowners utilised stills from the film to illustrate the story. A similar series was produced in Melbourne during 1961 called Let Me Read to You. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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