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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Robert Hooks: Cultural Architect
From April 2019: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Robert Hooks
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Joyce Bulifant and My Four Hollywood Husbands
From April 2019: Ed and Greg Ehrbar welcome back actress and author Joyce Bulifant
22 min
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Why Joyce Bulifant Nearly Turned Down Airplane!
From April 2019: Actress and author Joyce Bulifant shares memories of The Happiest Millionaire, Perry Mason, and Airplane!
17 min
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Robert Hooks on the Founding of the Negro Ensem...
From April 2019: Robert Hooks talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the origins of the Negro Ensemble Company
11 min
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Robert Hooks and the Nitty Gritty Appeal of N.Y...
From April 2019: Robert Hooks talks to Ed and Chuck Harter about the groundbreaking police drama N.Y.P.D.
9 min
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Roy Thinnes, The Psychiatrist, and Levinson and...
From February 2016: Roy Thinnes talks to Ed about his experience starring in The Psychiatrist (NBC, 1971), a six-episode drama created by Richard Levinson and William Link
13 min
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Levinson and Link, The Gun, and That Certain Su...
From July 2011: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link talks to Ed about the groundbreaking TV-movie That Certain Summer and the controversial TV-movie The Gun
6 min
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Dawn Wells and The Values of Mary Ann
From October 2014: A clip from Dawn Wells' first appearance on TV Confidential
8 min
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Dawn Wells and The Timeless Appeal of Gilligan'...
From October 2014: A clip from Dawn Wells' first appearance on TV Confidential
10 min
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Dawn Wells' Memories of The Island
From October 2014: The third and final clip from Dawn Wells' first appearance on TV Confidential
13 min
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William Link on Stephen J. Cannell
From October 2010: The first of two clips from our conversation with William Link, co-creator of Columbo
7 min
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William Link on His Approach to Writing
From October 2010: The second of two bonus clips from our conversation with Emmy Award-winning writer/producer William Link
5 min
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Mary Tyler Moore and the Invention of the Offic...
From February 2017: Mary Tyler Moore Show biographer Jennifer Armstrong joins us as part of our tribute to the life and career of Mary Tyler Moore
10 min
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Paul Robert Coyle’s Path to Television
Ed welcomes television writer, producer and author Paul Robert Coyle
22 min
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Paul Robert Coyle and Quinn Martin Productions
Paul Robert Coyle takes listeners inside the world of Quinn Martin Productions
22 min
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John Lennon and The Cult of Celebrity
TV Confidential commemorates the recent 40th anniversary of the death of John Lennon by playing highlights from our December 2010 conversation with Lennon biographer Keith Elliot Greenberg
15 min
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Hank Garrett, James Earl Jones, and Larry Storch
Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actor and comedian Hank Garrett
21 min
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Hank Garrett, Robert Redford, and Elvis Presley
Part 2 of our conversation with Hank Garrett (Car 54, Where Are You, Three Days of the Condor)
18 min
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John Lennon: A True Working Man’s Hero
More highlights from our December 2010 conversation with John Lennon biographer Keith Elliot Greenberg
20 min
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Carolyn Hennesy's 500th Episode of General Hosp...
A sneak peek of our upcoming conversation with Carolyn Hennesy of General Hospital
5 min
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Dragnet's Upbeat Christmas Episode
From December 2013: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember "The Big Little Jesus," the famous episode of Dragnet also known as "The Christmas Story"
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Dragnet's Sober Christmas Episode
From December 2013: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember "The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas," an episode of Dragnet from 1952 with a message that still resonates today
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The Voice of Tony the Tiger
From November 2011: Greg and Ed take a look at the career of voice artist Thurl Ravenscroft
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Hank Garrett: From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood ...
Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actor and comedian Hank Garrett
21 min
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How Sammy Davis Jr. Changed Hank Garrett’s Life
Hank Garrett talks about seeing Sammy Davis Jr. perform at The Apollo Theater in Harlem when he was a kid, and how Nipsey Russell paved the way for Hank to perform there many years later
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