Shows / TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
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 RobertsonRich Manley, adventure illusionist and host of Culture Shock on Tubi
TVC 697.1: Ed welcomes back Rich Manley, world-renowned "adventure illusionist" and the writer, producer, director, and host of Culture Shock: Bridging…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonTribute to Bobby Sherman
From June 2023: Ed and Greg Ehrbar look back at the music and television career of Bobby Sherman as part of a conversation about the home entertainment release…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Birth of the CBS Bicentennial Minutes
We'll be back with a brand new edition of TV Confidential later in July. In the meantime, please enjoy this clip from June 2011 in which Tony, Donna, and Ed…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Heart of John Candy
TVC 696.4: Via remote from Davenport's Restaurant in Encino, California: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Robert Crane, co-author, along with…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJohn Candy and "The Chongos"
TVC 696.5: Via remote from the back patio of Davenport's Restaurant in Encino, California: Robert Crane, John Cerney, and Meagan Bejar talk to Ed about Bob's…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy John Candy was beloved by all
TVC 696.6: Christopher Fryer, co-author, along with Robert Crane, of Three-Cornered Circle, shares a few of his favorite stories about his encounters with John…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBill Kroyer, Chuck Jones, and Glen Larson
TVC 695.1: Ed welcomes Academy Award-nominated director and animator Bill Kroyer (FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Tron, Technological Threat). The title of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBill Kroyer, June Foray, and Mick Jagger
TVC 695.2: Academy Award-nominated director and animator Bill Kroyer talks to Ed about what an "in-between" is in animation; why it took more than the success…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonRobert Crane, John Cerney, Meagan Bejar, and Three-Cornered Circle
TVC 695.4: Via remote from the back patio of Davenport's Restaurant in Encino, California: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of Hogan's Heroes star Bob…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonChristopher Fryer, co-author of Three-Cornered Circle
TVC 695.5: Ed welcomes back Christopher Fryer, co-author, along with Robert Crane, of Three-Cornered Circle and other books on movies and television. Topics…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonCarol Lynley, Carroll Baker, and the dueling Jean Harlow biopics of 1965
TVC 694.1: Ed welcomes back Tom Lisanti, renowned historian of sixties cinema, and the author of such books as Carol Lynley: Her Film & TV Career in Thrillers…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDueling Harlows by Tom Lisanti
TVC 694.2: Tom Lisanti, author of Dueling Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress's Life to the Silver Screen, talks to Ed about his forthcoming oral history of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHarry O in San Diego
TVC 694.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began two programs ago with Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies, co-authors of The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Allure of Harry O
TVC 694.6: Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies, co-authors of The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and Episodes of the Classic Detective Series, talk to Ed about…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Watercolour Artistry of Loretta Swit
TVC 693.1: From January 2017: Emmy Award-winning actress Loretta Swit joins Ed for a conversation about her lifelong interest in watercolor painting, her…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLoretta Swit's "Proprietary Relationship" with Wildlife
TVC 693.2: Part 2 of our January 2017 conversation with Loretta Swit about her lifelong interest in watercolor painting, her "proprietary relationship" with…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLoretta Swit, Margaret Houlihan, and Eleanor Roosevelt
TVC 693.3: Part 3 of our January 2017 conversation with Loretta Swit, including questions about her vast stage career (including her then-recent portrayal of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonA Walk in the Park with Loretta Swit
TVC 693.4: From February 2019: Ed, Tony, and Donna accompany Emmy Award-winning actress, artist and animal rights activist Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H, SwitHeart…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonA Walk in the Park with Loretta Swit, Part 2
TVC 693.5: Part 2 of a conversation that originally aired in February 2019 in which Ed, Tony, and Donna accompany Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H, SwitHeart: The…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Origins of Harry O
TVC 692.1: Ed welcomes Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies, co-authors of The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and Episodes of the Classic Detective Series, a new…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Harry O Had More Soul Than Any Other TV Detective Series
TVC 692.2: Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies, co-authors of The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and Episodes of the Classic Detective Series, talk to Ed about…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDean Butler, Michael Douglas, and The Streets of San Francisco
TVC 692.4: A return visit by Dean Butler, the actor known around the world to three generations to television viewers as Almanzo Wilder, Laura Ingalls' husband…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDean Butler, David Feherty, and Larry David
TVC 692.5: Dean Butler talks to Ed about how the documentary films of Ken Burns served as a major inspiration when Dean transitioned from acting to production…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Fugitive, Mary Tyler Moore, and Other Famous Finales
TVC 691.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, co-authors of Watching TV: American Television Season by…
TV Confidential with Ed Robertson1965 and the Dawn of the Second Season
TVC 691.2: Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, co-authors of Watching TV: American Television Season by Season, talk to Ed about the 1965-1966 television…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonMiles, Morale, and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
TVC 691.3: Ed welcomes Tim Gray, award-winning documentary filmmaker, founder of The World War II Foundation, and the producer and director of Miles, Morale…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonBob Hope: The Very First Stand-up Comedian
TVC 691.4: Tim Gray, producer and director of Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II, talks to Ed about the many ways in which Gary Sinise can…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJames DuMont of Unit 234
TVC 690.1: Ed welcomes back film and television actor James DuMont (The Righteous Gemstones, American Sports Story, The Butler). One of the busiest performers…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJames DuMont of The Righteous Gemstones
TVC 690.2: James DuMont talks to Ed about working opposite Don Johnson in the new action thriller Unit 234; his approach to playing the detective who…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Story of American Television
TVC 690.3: Ed welcomes back Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, co-authors of Watching TV: American Television Season by Season, a sweeping look at the…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJack Gould, Michael Nesmith, and the early influencers of TV
TVC 690.4: Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, co-authors of Watching TV: American Television Season by Season, talk to Ed about how the phenomenon of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Death of Kate Manx
TVC 689.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began two programs ago with Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLeslie Stevens, Stoney Burke, and Quinn Martin Productions
TVC 689.2: Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, talks to Ed and guest…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHappy Birthday, Ruta Lee
TVC 689.3: Ed welcomes back singer, actress, and philanthropist Ruta Lee (High Rollers, Witness for the Prosecution, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Consider…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonRuta Lee, The Rat Pack, and Witness for the Prosecution
TVC 689.4: Entertainment legend Ruta Lee talks to Ed about how she landed her role in Witness for the Prosecution after producer Arthur Hornblow Jr. spotted…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Wink Martindale was a "never give up" guy
TVC 688.1: TV Confidential remembers longtime radio host, author, recording artist, and game show legend Wink Martindale (Gambit, Debt, Tic Tac Dough, Winking…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWink Martindale and the Longevity of Tic Tac Dough
TVC 688.2: Steve Beverly, retired professor of broadcast journalism at Union University in Jackson, TN (the hometown of Wink Martindale), game show historian…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe "performance energy" of Wink Martindale
TVC 688.3: Longtime television announcer Randy West joins Ed as TV Confidential continues its special program-length tribute to game show legend Wink…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Wink Martindale was a great orator
TVC 688.4: Randy West, Wink Martindale's announcer on five game shows for the Family Channel, talks to Ed about Wink's career as a spoken-word recording…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWink Martindale, "Deck of Cards," and Tic Tac Dough
TV Confidential continues its program-length tribute to Wink Martindale by bringing you an encore presentation of Wink's appearance on our program in December…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWink Martindale on meeting Elvis for the first time in 1954
From December 2018: Wink Martindale talks to Ed about why game shows remain a popular form of entertainment on television; the importance of matching the right…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood
TVC 687.1: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Tragic Life of Kate Manx
TVC 687.2: Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, talks to Ed and guest…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonWhy Glenn Ford enjoyed starring in Cade's County
TVC 687.3: Peter Ford, son of screen legends Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell and the author of Glenn Ford: A Life, talks to Ed about how his dad used his star…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Timeless Charm of March of The Wooden Soldiers
TVC 686.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Topics this segment include…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonGlenn Ford, Peter Ford, and Rock Around the Clock
TVC 686.2: Peter Ford, son of screen legends Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell, helps Ed celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the release of Blackboard Jungle…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonPeter Ford, Bobby Sherman, and The Dating Game
TVC 686.3: Peter Ford, son of screen legends Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell and the author of Glenn Ford: A Life, talks to Ed about working with his dad and…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Mysterious Death of Jeffrey Hunter
From August 2014: Authors Paul Green and Mary Ann Anderson join Ed for a look back at the life and career of Jeffrey Hunter. Paul's book Jeffrey Hunter: The…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonThe Amazing Story of March of the Wooden Soldiers
TVC 685.1: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome author, voice artist, radio host, and Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt. Randy's latest book…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonLaurel and Hardy Behind the Scenes
TVC 685.2: Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt, author of March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland, talks to…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonMichelle Danner, The Italians, and Miranda's Victim
TVC 685.3: Ed welcomes renowned actress, teacher, and independent filmmaker Michelle Danner (Hello Herman, The Runner, Bad Impulse). Michelle's latest film…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonNelson Aspen, author of Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale
TVC 684.1: Ed welcomes Nelson Aspen, award-winning entertainment reporter, one of the leading authorities on the subject of the sinking of the Titanic on Apr…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonNelson Aspen, Carol Lynley, and A Night to Remember
TVC 684.2: Nelson Aspen, author of Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale, tells Ed the back story of his decades-long friendship with actress Carol Lynley, plus he…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHank Garrett, Peter Falk, and Buddy Hackett
TVC 684.2a: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Hank Garrett, the actor known around the world as Officer Nicholson on Car 54, Where Are You?…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHank Garrett, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Loren
TVC 684.3: Hank Garrett talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about working with Sophia Loren in the 1979 thriller Firepower; the night Hank once escorted Audrey…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonMusic photographer David Arnoff
TVC 683.1: Ed welcomes back David Arnoff, one of the best music photographers of his generation. David's book Shot in the Dark is a collection of photos…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonDavid Arnoff, Elvis Costello, and Lou Reed
TVC 683.2: Music photographer David Arnoff discusses some of the photographs that appear in his book Shot in the Dark, including the ones of Lou Reed, Elvis…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHank Garrett, Sid Caesar, and Al Lewis
TVC 683.5: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back Hank Garrett, the actor known around the world as Officer Nicholson on Car 54, Where Are You? and one of the most…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonHank Garrett, Elvis Presley, and James Earl Jones
TVC 683.6: Hank Garrett talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about competing against Sammy Davis Jr. in a "quick draw" competition, sparring with Elvis Presley in Las…
TV Confidential with Ed RobertsonElva Green, author of The Jeffersons: A Fresh Look Back
TVC 682.1: Ed welcomes Elva Green, author of The Jeffersons: A fresh look back at The Jeffersons (CBS, 1975-1985), Norman Lear's longest-running sitcom…