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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.
Episodes
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Harvey Lisberg: I'm Into Something Good
TVC 639.1: Ed welcomes Harvey Lisberg, the legendary music manager who not only shaped the careers of such iconic artists as Herman's Hermits, 10cc, and Tony…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Harvey Lisberg's Ear for Music
TVC 639.2: Music legend Harvey Lisberg talks to Ed about his gift for recognizing the hit potential of any given song; the art of matching a song to a…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Quatermass Xperiment on Blu-ray
TVC 639.3: Greg Ehrbar talks to Ed about the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), the British horror movie starring Brian Donlevy…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Questor Tapes: Gene Roddenberry's Most Famous Unsuccessful Pilot
TVC 639.3a: Greg and Ed discuss the Kino Lorber special edition Blu-ray release of The Questor Tapes (1974), the made-for-TV movie starring Robert Foxworth…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
House of The Long Shadows on Blu-ray
TVC 639.3b: Greg and Ed discuss the Kino Lorber special edition Blu-ray release of House of the Long Shadows (1983), the remake of Seven Keys to Baldpate…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Melissa Manchester on her new album, Re:View
TVC 639.4: Ed welcomes Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and music icon Melissa Manchester. Melissa's new album, RE:VIEW, not only celebrates…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Melissa Manchester, Ella Fitzgerald, and Martin Mull
TVC 639.5: Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and music icon Melissa Manchester talks to Ed about why Ella Fitzgerald is one of her musical…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Phil Gries on the making of Harlem School 1970
TVC 638.1: From February 2018: Phil Gries joins us to discuss Harlem School 1970, an original documentary that provides an inside look at a typical day at…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Phil Gries on the importance of Harlem School 1970
TVC 638.2: From February 2018: Phil Gries and Ed continue their discussion about Harlem School 1970, Phil's acclaimed "direct cinema" documentary that is also…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Scarlet Street and The Edge of the World on Blu-ray
TVC 638.3: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss the recent Kino Lorber Blu-ray releases of The Edge of the World (1937) and Scarlet Street (1945). Want to…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Entertainment legend Pat Boone
TVC 638.4: Ed welcomes Pat Boone, the trailblazing singer, entertainer, humanitarian, and philanthropist who recently marked his seventieth year in show…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, and Harry Belafonte
TVC 638.5: Legendary entertainer Pat Boone shares a few memories from his career, including early encounters with Elvis Presley; the stance that Pat took…
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Dan Curtis: Master of Dark Shadows
TVC 638.6: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss the recent MPI Home Video release of Master of Dark Shadows (2019), a comprehensive documentary about the life and career…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Rabbi Ben: A Modern-Day "Traveling Angel"
From November 2018: A return appearance from author, journalist, screenwriter, raconteur, and novelist Marvin J. Wolf (For Whom the Shofar Blows, A Scribe Dies…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Rabbi Ben and "The Reluctant Hero"
From November 2018: Screenwriter Marvin J. Wolf, creator of the Rabbi Ben mystery novel series, talks some more with Ed about the development of the Rabbi Ben…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Rabbi Ben: The "Jewish 007"
From November 2018: Our final segment with Marvin J. Wolf, screenwriter, journalist, and the creator of a series of mystery novels featuring Rabbi Ben, a…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Evolution of "Beatlemania"
TVC 637.1: From February 2014: Phil Gries of Archival Television Audio brings us a special edition of The Sounds of Television that looks back at The Beatles'…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Simon Napier-Bell, Vicki Wickham, and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
TVC 637.2: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Simon Napier-Bell, Burt Bacharach, and Tom Jones
TVC 637.3: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter…
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Simon Napier-Bell on what the music industry is really about
TVC 637.4: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Lee Goldberg, author of Malibu Burning and Dream Town
TVC 637.5: Ed welcomes back New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-nominated writer and producer Lee Goldberg (Spenser: For Hire, Monk, Sliders…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Lee Goldberg, Mike Connors, and Dick Van Dyke
TVC 637.6: New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-nominated writer and producer Lee Goldberg (Spenser: For Hire, Monk, Sliders, Diagnosis Murder)…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
How Network TV News Covered the Arrival of The Beatles in February 1964
TVC 636.1: From January 2014: Phil Gries of Archival Television Audio brings us a special edition of The Sounds of Lost Television that looks back at the…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
How TV News Covered the Arrival of The Beatles, Part 2
TVC 636.2: From January 2014: Phil Gries of Archival Television Audio plays rarely heard audio highlights of how network TV news covered the arrival of The…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Simon Napier-Bell: The Guv'nor
TVC 636.3: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Simon Napier-Bell on Diane & Nicky and Wham!'s Historic Tour of China
TVC 636.4: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Barbara Feldon, David McCallum, and Dick Van Dyke
TVC 636.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara's new book…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Barbara Feldon, Don Adams, and Get Smart
TVC 636.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) shares a few memories of her years co-starring…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Remembering Russell Johnson
TVC 635.1: From January 2014: A special edition of This Week in TV History that was originally recorded on Jan. 16, 2014, a day that marked the passing of two…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Remembering Dave Madden
TVC 635.2: From January 2014: Tony and Donna join Ed for a fond remembrance of actor Dave Madden (Reuben Kinkaid on The Partridge Family), including a look at…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Get Smart on Home Entertainment
TVC 635.3: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a look at Get Smart (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970), the long-running spy satire starring Don Adams and Barbara Feldon and co-created…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Don Adams, Before and After Get Smart
TVC 635.4: Greg and Ed continue their look at the various home entertainment releases of Get Smart (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970), including the made-for-TV reunion…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Barbara Feldon: Getting Smarter
TVC 635.5: Ed welcomes back Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara's new book, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, is an…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Barbara Feldon on the excitement of being a model in New York in the early 1960s
TVC 635.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) talks to Ed about how the energy of New York…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Guest Stars of The FBI
TVC 634.4: Greg and Ed continue their conversation about The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Alison Arngrim: Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
TVC 634.5: Ed welcomes back Alison Arngrim, the award-winning actress known around the world as Nellie Oleson, "the No. 1 bitch in TV history" (according to…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
How Alison Arngrim Became Nellie Oleson
TVC 634.6: Actress, author, comedienne, and radio host Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie, Fifty for 50: The Little House Podcast) talks to Ed about…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The FBI on Home Entertainment
TVC 633.2: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a look at The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was also Quinn…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Tropes of The FBI
TVC 633.3: Greg and Ed talk about how some of the various tropes of The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974) changed once William Reynolds replaced Stephen Brooks as Efrem…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Tribute to Tom Smothers
TVC 633.4: David Bianculli, longtime television critic and longtime contributor to NPR's Fresh Air, and the author of Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
How The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Changed Television
TVC 633.5: David Bianculli talks to Ed about how the battles between CBS network executives and Tom Smothers over censorship of behind The Smothers Brothers…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic"?
From March 2018: A special roundtable discussion in which Tony, Donna, and Ed tackle the question What Exactly Constitutes a Classic TV Series? How would you…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic," Part 2
From March 2018: Part 2 of our special roundtable discussion with Tony and Donna about what makes a classic TV series "classic." If you have your thoughts on…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
What Makes a Classic TV Show "Classic," Part 3
From March 2018: Part 3 of our special roundtable discussion with Tony and Donna about what makes a classic TV series "classic." Topics this segment include…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Second Season of The Monkees
TVC 632.1: Part 3 of our three-part conversation with music and television historian Chuck Harter on the legacy of The Monkees television series (NBC…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Demise of The Monkees on TV
TVC 632.2: Music and television historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about the Monkees' successful tour of Japan in 1968; why Peter Tork left the group in…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Why The Monkees Will Always Be With Us
TVC 632.3: Music and television historian Chuck Harter shares some final thoughts on the the legacy of The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968)…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
James DuMont on being the kind of artist who can always deliver
TVC 632.4: Film and television actor James DuMont talks to Ed about his upcoming one-man show, My Life as a DJ, and his plans to develop a biopic about his…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
James DuMont, Candy Cane Lane, and Yankee Trading
TVC 632.5: Actor James DuMont talks to Ed about filming some of his scenes for Candy Cane Lane at the famous "Schlemiel! Schlimazel!" bottling plant in…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
George Schlatter and The Legend of Turn-On
TVC 631.4: George Schlatter, creator and producer of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Real People, discusses why Turn-On (ABC, 1969), the surreal sketch comedy…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
George Schlatter, Robin Williams, and Laugh-In
TVC 631.5: George Schlatter, creator and producer of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Real People, talks to Ed about casting Robin Williams for the 1977 revival…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
James Frawley's Influence on The Monkees
TVC 631.5a: Part 2 of our conversation with music and television historian Chuck Harter about The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968) and why it still…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Monkees: A Tale of Two Series
TVC 631.6: Music and television historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the ways in which the second season of The Monkees (NBC, 1966-1968) differs…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Art of Jim Meskimen
TVC 630.1: Actor, comedian, and impressionist Jim Meskimen talks to Ed about his interest in charcoal sketch drawings; his early background as a cartoonist and…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Don Most: New York High
TVC 630.2: Ed welcomes back Don Most, the actor known around the world as Ralph Malph on Happy Days, and an accomplished singer whose vocal style pays homage…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Don Most: Anatomy of a Recording
TVC 630.3: Singer/actor Don Most gives Ed and his listeners an idea of the thought process behind putting together both a live show and an album such as New…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Robert Davi on what made Sinatra a "method singer"
TVC 629.5: Ed welcomes back singer/actor Robert Davi (License to Kill, The Goonies, Profiler, Davi Sings Sinatra). Robert will perform his music show, Robert…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
The Music of Steve and Eydie
TVC 629.6: Ed welcomes TJ Lubinsky, director and co-executive producer of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad, a two-hour special…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
Walter Cronkite, Aaron Brown, and Don Pardo
TVC 628.1: From November 2013: Part 2 of our special joint edition of The Sounds of Lost Television and This Week in TV History featuring Phil Gries, Tony…
- TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
How the JFK Assassination Stigmatized Dallas
TVC 628.2: From November 2013: Phil Gries of Archival Television Audio discusses some of the various films and documentaries that have been made over the years…
