TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
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The Everyman Appeal of Bob Hope
Ed welcomes Jim Hardy, curator of The Official Bob Hope YouTube Channel
21 min
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Tribute to Bob Newhart
From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed celebrate the career of Bob Newhart, with a focus on The Bob Newhart Show (NBC, 1972-1978) and career in stand-up comedy
22 min
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Tribute to Bob Newhart: Part 2
From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed celebrate the career of Bob Newhart, with a focus on The Bob Newhart Show (NBC, 1972-1978) and career in stand-up comedy
12 min
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Behind the Scenes of Newhart
From November 2020: Ed welcomes Emmy-nominated writer, producer, actor and playwright Billy Van Zandt (I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, Newhart, Get in the Car, Jane!)
6 min
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Bob Newhart, Moosie Drier, and John Ritter
From January 2021: Ed welcomes actor, director, and voice artist Moosie Drier
17 min
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The Comic Genius of Bob Newhart
From June 2014: Ed welcomes actor Bill Daily (The Bob Newhart Show, I Dream of Jeannie)
26 min
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Bob Newhart, Bill Daily, and their Chicago roots
From June 2014: Ed welcomes actor Bill Daily (The Bob Newhart Show, I Dream of Jeannie)
19 min
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Bob Newhart: "The Loveliest Guy in Showbiz"
Ed welcomes back pioneering television writer Susan Silver (The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
15 min
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Tribute to James Garner
From August 2014: An encore presentation of our special program-length tribute to the life and career of James Garner
14 min
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Tribute to James Garner: Part 2
From August 2014: An encore presentation of our special program-length tribute to the life and career of James Garner
24 min
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Tribute to James Garner: Part 3
From August 2014: An encore presentation of our special program-length tribute to the life and career of James Garner
17 min
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Tribute to James Garner: Part 4
From August 2014: An encore presentation of our special program-length tribute to the life and career of James Garner
23 min
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Tribute to James Garner: Part 5
From August 2014: An encore presentation of our special program-length tribute to the life and career of James Garner
17 min
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Henry Mancini and The Music of Peter Gunn
Ed welcomes back music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir)
21 min
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Blake Edwards, Henry Mancini, and Mr. Lucky
Ed welcomes back music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir)
18 min
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Blake Edwards, Mr. Lucky, and The Smiling Cobra
Ed welcomes back music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir)
10 min
67
The Music of Henry Mancini
Ed welcomes music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunnv and Music for TV Noir)
13 min
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Ann-Margret, Andy Williams, and Henry Mancini
From May 2011: A special edition of The Sounds of Television that celebrates the music of Henry Mancini
12 min
69
Bruce Dern, John Wayne, and The Cowboys
Ed welcomes back film historians Robert Crane and Christopher Fryer
21 min
70
Bruce Dern’s Early Television Career
Ed welcomes back film historians Robert Crane and Christopher Fryer
19 min
71
Paul Schrader, Bruce Dern, and James Garner
Ed welcomes back film historians Robert Crane and Christopher Fryer
13 min
72
TMZ and The Death of Michael Jackson
From June 2014: This Week in TV History remembers TMZ's coverage of the death of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009
21 min
73
The Many Wild Accidents That Led to Peter Gunn
Ed welcomes back music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir)
21 min
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Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, and Peter Gunn
Ed welcomes back music journalist Jon Burlingame (Music for Prime Time, Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn, and Music for TV Noir)
14 min
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Sex, Drugs, and Pilot Season
Ed welcomes Joel Thurm, author of Sex, Drugs, and Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director
19 min