This series was a music series, not a talk show as some believe. It ran from 1960 to 1964, although I believe Desmond also hosted a TV special by the same title in 1959. I recently viewed two episodes via a NFSA access copy.
The two episodes were broadcast in 1961, feature Lorrae Desmond singing songs. A vocal trio called The Escorts also sing songs in both of the episodes. There are also dance numbers performed by "The Channel 2 Dancers".
Most of the songs are traditional pop, with songs like "Singin' in the Rain" and "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd a Baked a Cake" But on occasion there is a comedy song. In the first episode I viewed, there was a pseudo-calypso song about television, and a very unexpected song. The latter starts off as a song about "dixie", quickly starts making fun of the southern US, with the lyrics mentioning things like lynchings, and by the end of the song the singer was dressed up as a KKK member. In the second episode on the tape, there was a number featuring a man dressed as the devil, singing a song about "the good old days" of the plague and the stock market crash, which is not as witty as it sounds. The song about television is also not as witty as it wants to be, plus it is dated: How many people these days would get a punch line about Buster Fiddess (who, BTW, was a performer on Bobby Limb's show).
But for the most part, the songs are straight, and there is sometimes a series of songs with a theme. The second episode on the tape, for example, featured a series of songs about rain, with the dancers dressed up in raincoats.
Based on the episodes I viewed, it appears this was a good series. The production values are very good, and the recording (kinescope I believe) is quite good.
The two episodes were broadcast in 1961, feature Lorrae Desmond singing songs. A vocal trio called The Escorts also sing songs in both of the episodes. There are also dance numbers performed by "The Channel 2 Dancers".
Most of the songs are traditional pop, with songs like "Singin' in the Rain" and "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd a Baked a Cake" But on occasion there is a comedy song. In the first episode I viewed, there was a pseudo-calypso song about television, and a very unexpected song. The latter starts off as a song about "dixie", quickly starts making fun of the southern US, with the lyrics mentioning things like lynchings, and by the end of the song the singer was dressed up as a KKK member. In the second episode on the tape, there was a number featuring a man dressed as the devil, singing a song about "the good old days" of the plague and the stock market crash, which is not as witty as it sounds. The song about television is also not as witty as it wants to be, plus it is dated: How many people these days would get a punch line about Buster Fiddess (who, BTW, was a performer on Bobby Limb's show).
But for the most part, the songs are straight, and there is sometimes a series of songs with a theme. The second episode on the tape, for example, featured a series of songs about rain, with the dancers dressed up in raincoats.
Based on the episodes I viewed, it appears this was a good series. The production values are very good, and the recording (kinescope I believe) is quite good.