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.
1401
Happy Birthday, Judd Hirsch
18 min
1402
Bob Crane: Who He Was... and Who He Wasn't
Ed welcomes Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, two of the co-authors of Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography
37 min
1403
Remembering Pink Lady and Jeff
A look back at the ill-fated variety series Pink Lady and Jeff
27 min
1404
Ed Asner and The Path to Lou Grant
The events that led Ed Asner to becoming cast as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
18 min
1405
Ed Asner: Son of a Junkman
Legendary actor Ed Asner on the tremendous influence his father continues to have on his life, and whether James Staghorne Sr., the character he plays on Briarpatch, likes spunk
22 min
1406
Reginald Perrin on DVD
A look at the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
15 min
1407
The Many Characters in Groucho's House
Ed and guest Steve Stoliar talk about Groucho Marx, Jack Lemmon, director Howard Storm, and living by the Golden Rule
20 min
1408
Do You Believe in Miracles? Yes!
This Week in TV History remembers the U.S. men's hockey team's momentous win over Russia in the Gold Medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympics
17 min
1409
Inside Groucho's House
Part 2 of our conversation with Steve Stoliar, author of Raised Eyebrows, a poignant look at the last three years of the life of Groucho Marx
21 min
1410
Joan Van Ark on the character arc of Valene Ewing
Ed welcomes film, stage and television actress Joan Van Ark
20 min
1411
The Many Voices of Joan Van Ark
Joan Van Ark tells Ed how she came to develop the accent she used when playing Valene Ewing on Dallas and Knots Landing
14 min
1412
Dallas star Charlene Tilton on her work teachin...
A special minisode edition of our September 2012 interview with Dallas star Charlene Tilton
11 min
1413
Charlene Tilton on working on Barbara Bel Gedde...
From September 2012: Charlene Tilton talks to Ed about working on both the original Dallas and the TNT reboot
12 min
1414
The Twilight Years of Groucho Marx
Ed welcomes Steve Stoliar, author of Raised Eyebrows, a poignant look at the last three years of the life of Groucho Marx
23 min
1415
Abbott and Costello Meet Blu-ray
Greg and Ed discuss the movies that Abbott and Costello made for Universal and Warner Bros., including how Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein later inspired Scooby-Doo
19 min
1416
Abbott and Costello Meet Television
A look at the Abbott and Costello television show from the early 1950s
15 min
1417
Stacy Keach Meets Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Stacy Keach on his upcoming performance as The Creature in an original radio adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, his work on Twilight Zone Radio, and some of his other famous roles
34 min
1418
The Brilliance of Gracie Allen
Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the comic genius of Gracie Allen
18 min
1419
Abraham Lincoln and Project Twenty
An encore presentation of Phil Gries’ look back at Meet Mr. Lincoln
9 min
1420
Why Chico Marx was a great straight man for Gro...
A TV Confidential "minisode" featuring Bill Marx, son of Harpo Marx
14 min
1421
How Kirk Douglas Helped End the Blacklist
A special encore presentation of our centennial tribute to screen legend Kirk Douglas
24 min
1422
Tell Us More About Kirk Douglas
Part 3 of our tribute to screen legend Kirk Douglas
14 min
1423
Kirk Douglas on the life of an actor
Part 2 of our tribute to screen legend Kirk Douglas
21 min
1424
Tribute to Robert Conrad
From October 2013: Actor/stuntman Bob Herron and author Susan Kesler (The Wild, Wild West: The Series) discuss how closely Robert Conrad worked with his stunt team on The Wild, Wild West
21 min
1425
Michelle Danner: Actress, director, and acting ...
Ed welcomes actress, director, and celebrated acting coach Michelle Danner
20 min