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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Saturday Night TV Shows That Make You Feel Good
Steve Beverly tells Ed what's on tap in the weeks ahead on Steve Beverly's TV Classics
18 min
1052
The Backstory of Chuckles Bites the Dust
From June 2013: A minisode edition of our conversation with Jennifer Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
8 min
1053
The Energy of Larry Hagman
From December 2012: Bill Daily talks to Ed about working with Larry Hagman
10 min
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Bill Daily on Larry Hagman
We commemorate the anniversary of the premiere of I Dream of Jeannie with a clip from our December 2012 conversation with Bill Daily
7 min
1055
A Chat with Barry Morse
We commemorate the anniversary of the premiere of The Fugitive in September 1963 with this clip from a conversation with actor Barry Morse that originally aired in May 2007
14 min
1056
Tribute to James Drury
Film and TV biographer Paul Green (A History of Television's The Virginian) pays tribute to actor James Drury
20 min
1057
How TV News Covered 9/11
From September 2011: This Week in TV History remembers how TV news covered the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
20 min
1058
9/11's Impact on Late Night Television
From September 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the effect that 9/11 had on the world of late night television
15 min
1059
The Largesse of Jack Riley
Showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark remembers his friend Jack Riley
22 min
1060
Schmoozing with Geoffrey Mark
Part 2 of our conversation with showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark
17 min
1061
The Film Career of James Drury
We continue our conversation with Paul Green about the life and career of James Drury
20 min
1062
James Garner's Approach to Acting
From November 2011: A minisode edition featuring Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of James Garner
8 min
1063
James Garner's Historic Legal Battle
From November 2011: Ed welcomes Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of actor James Garner
10 min
1064
For God, Country & Coca-Cola
From September 2013: Ed welcomes Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It
24 min
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Coca-Cola and Television
From September 2013: The back story of Coca-Cola's famous "Hilltop Ad" TV campaign
19 min
1066
Person to Person with Carol Burnett
From 2011: Audio highlights from the CBS News interview series Person to Person, hosted by Charles Collingwood
19 min
1067
Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era
From September 2013: Ed welcomes Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast: Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era
22 min
1068
The Rise and Fall of TV Cereal Characters
From September 2013: Pop culture historian Tim Hollis on the national competition between Quisp and Quake cereals during the late 1960s
17 min
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The Strangest Cereal Mascots Ever
From September 2013: Pop culture historian Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast
15 min
1070
The Chicago Roots of Nichelle Nichols
Today being Star Trek Day, we bring you a clip from our August 2017 conversation with Nichelle Nichols
5 min
1071
The Comic Books of Walter Koenig
Today being Star Trek Day, we bring you a minisode edition of our December 2011 conversation with Walter Koenig
8 min
1072
CinderFella: The Album
From September 2017: Greg Ehrbar talks to Ed about the Broadway career of Jerry Lewis, plus the back story of CinderFella: The Album
11 min
1073
The Eclectic Career of Jerry Lewis
From September 2017: A remembrance of actor, director and comedian Jerry Lewis
11 min
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Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon
From Labor Day 2017: Jerry Lewis authority Jeff Brodrick pays tribute to the actor, comedian and humanitarian
8 min
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Jerry Lewis: The Ultimate Live Performer
From September 2017: Jerry Lewis authority Jeff Brodrick joins Ed and Greg for a remembrance of Jerry Lewis
9 min