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.

TV & Film
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Leave It to Beaver: A Modern-Day Aesop's Fables
From October 2010: A minisode edition of our conversation with Frank Bank from Leave It to Beaver
5 min
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Frank Bank Remembers Barbara Billingsley
From October 2010: A minisode edition of our conversation with Frank Bank from Leave It to Beaver
9 min
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Suzy "the Shark" Friendly
Part 2 of our conversation with Suzy Friendly
21 min
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Wonder Woman on ABC
A look at Wonder Woman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray release
17 min
1080
Wonder Woman on CBS
Greg and Ed talk about the differences between the CBS version of Wonder Woman and the thirteen ABC episodes
10 min
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Alison Arngrim Meets Rich Little
Alison Arngrim talks to Ed about making her directorial debut in Rich Little... Virtually Speaking
21 min
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Alison Arngrim, Twice Upon a Song, and Filming ...
Actress and comedienne Alison Arngrim talks to Ed about her first experience on a film set in the era of COVID-19
13 min
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Peter Potamus on DVD
A bonus DVD segment with Greg Ehrbar
9 min
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More with Suzy Friendly
Part 2 of our conversation with Suzy Friedly about her career in network TV production
17 min
1085
Tribute to George Carlin
From June 2013: Tony, Donna and Ed mark the five-year anniversary of the death of George Carlin
8 min
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Alan Zweibel and the Early Days of SNL
TVC continues its remembrance of the premiere of Saturday Night Live in October 1975 by sharing this clip from our February 2014 conversation with Alan Zweibel, one of the original writers of SNL
12 min
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SNL's Battles with Network Censorship
From October 2014: A minisode edition of our conversation with Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad, co-authors of Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live
10 min
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George Maharis on Route 66
TV Confidential commemorates the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Route 66 by sharing this clip from our April 2012 conversation with George Maharis
8 min
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Tribute to Martin Milner
TV Confidential commemorates the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Route 66 by sharing this clip of our tribute to Martin Milner
11 min
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Stars in Their Underwear
Ed welcomes three-time Emmy nominated costume designer Diana Eden, author of Stars in Their Underwear
20 min
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On the Road with Diana Ross
Emmy nominated costume designer Diana Eden talks to Ed about working with Diana Ross, Larry Hagman, Cloris Leachman and Debra Messing
22 min
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How Network TV News First Covered the Beatles
From February 2014: How network TV news covered the early rise of the Beatles phenomenon in November 1963
16 min
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Cousin Brucie’s Homecoming
National Radio Hall of Famer Bruce Morrow tells Ed the story of how he became "Cousin Brucie"
22 min
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How The Beatles Became Sociologically Significant
Legendary radio personality Bruce "Cousin Brucie" tells Ed about the story about the night he taught Bob Hope how to become a disc jockey
18 min
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The Build-Up to The Beatles
From February 2014: Phil Gries plays audio highlights of early network news coverage of The Beatles before their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
17 min
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Ken Berry on Andy Griffith
From January 2019: A minisode edition of our conversation with Ken Berry
6 min
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Andy Griffith and the Ideal of Mayberry
TV Confidential celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the premiere of The Andy Griffith Show with this clip from our June 2013 tribute to Andy Griffith
13 min
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Johnny's First Appearance as Carnac
From 2011: Phil Gries plays more rarely heard audio highlights from the ten years of Johnny Carson's reign as host of The Tonight Show
9 min
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Johnny's First Monologue
From May 2011: Rarely heard highlights from Johnny Carson’s first few years as host of The Tonight Show
10 min
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Writing for Redd Foxx
Part 2 of our conversation with Ted Bergman, author of Confessions of a Rogue TV Comedy Writer
21 min