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 Story of John and Yoko
December 2010: John Lennon biographer Keith Elliot Greenberg talks to Ed about what made John and Yoko such kindred spirits
7 min
1027
Howard Cosell and the Night John Lennon Died
From December 2010: Monday Night Football historian Wesley Hyatt talks to Ed about Howard Cosell informing MNF viewers of the death of John Lennon on the Dec. 8, 1980 broadcast
10 min
1028
Burt Ward: Canine Crusader
Ed welcomes Burt Ward, the actor known around the world as Robin the Boy Wonder on Batman
19 min
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Burt Ward's Virtual Fan Experience
Burt Ward gives Ed a preview of the exciting, new virtual fan experience that he will offers fans of Batman in 2021
13 min
1030
What Jeopardy! Looks For in Its Contestants
Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about the particular qualities that Jeopardy! producers look for when choosing contestants for the program
7 min
1031
Johnny Marks and the Backstory of Rudolph, the ...
From November 2011: Why Gene Autry was originally reluctant to record "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
6 min
1032
Don Meredith: The Driving Force Behind Monday N...
We remember the ten-year anniversary of the passing of Don Meredith with this clip from our December 2010 conversation with Monday Night Football historian Wesley Hyatt
7 min
1033
Live-Action Saturday Morning Shows of the 1970s
From December 2010: Tony, Donna, and Ed on the era of live-action Saturday morning shows from the mid 1970s
9 min
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The Lost Pageantry of Saturday Morning Cartoons
December 2010: A fond look back at Saturday morning cartoons
10 min
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Daphne Maxwell Reid and The Business of Christmas
Part 2 of our conversation with Daphne Maxwell Reid (The Business of Christmas, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion)
18 min
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Daphne Maxwell Reid, Fabric-aholic
Daphne Maxwell Reid discusses her particular approach to designing clothes
17 min
1037
How Lucy Channeled Buster Keaton
Ed welcomes Emmy nominated writer/producer Billy Van Zandt (Get in the Car, Jane! Adventures in the TV Wasteland)
22 min
1038
Why Martin Lawrence and Jerry Lewis are Similar...
Part 2 of our conversation with writer/producer Billy Van Zandt
21 min
1039
The New Host of Jeopardy!
Ed welcomes game show historian Steve Beverly
15 min
1040
Tom Dreesen, Jack Benny, and The Longest Laugh ...
Part 2 of our conversation with comedian Tom Dreesen (Still Standing, Tim and Tom)
24 min
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The Joy of Daphne Maxwell Reid
Ed welcomes Daphne Maxwell Reid (The Prince Prince of Bel Air, The Business of Christmas)
18 min
1042
Annie Get Your Gun: The Lost Production
From April 2011: Why the 1967 telecast of Annie Get Your Gun on NBC is forever lost
16 min
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Sheree J. Wilson, Dallas, and Walker: Texas Ranger
From September 2013: A minisode edition of our conversation with Sheree J. Wilson
9 min
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How a Perfect Storm Made "Who Shot J.R.?" Possible
From March 2012: Tony, Donna and Ed remember the episode of Dallas that launched the "Who Shot J.R." phenomenon
17 min
1045
Wink Martindale and the Birth of The Elvis Phen...
From December 2018: Wink Martindale talks to Ed about the night when an Elvis Presley record was played on the radio for the very first time
4 min
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Hugh Downs: TV’s First Great Utility Player
TVC 516.1: Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to broadcast legend Hugh Downs as part of a special edition of This Week in History
21 min
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The Integrity of Hugh Downs
Part 2 of our look at the life and career of Hugh Downs as part of This Week in TV History
14 min
1048
Ted and Betty Corday: True TV Pioneers
From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives
15 min
1049
Tom Dreesen: Still Standing
Ed, Tony and Donna welcome entertainment legend and stand-up comedy pioneer Tom Dreesen (Still Standing, Tim and Tom)
21 min
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Life Lessons from Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis...
Ed, Tony and Donna welcome actor, comedian and author Tom Dreesen (Still Standing, Tim and Tom)
16 min