The recent death of Peter Bogdanovich prompted the Preverts to record an episode to explore the career of what might be the most neglected of the major directors to emerge from the New Hollywood movement of the 70s. Despite sharing an intense love for the cinema with peers such as Scorsese, Coppola and De Palma, Bogdanovich clearly had a more single minded focus on the early days of Hollywood from the silent era up to and including the 40s and his films reflect a desire to explore the basic forms established by his personal favourites like Welles, Hawks and Ford.

He had a somewhat sad story having both direct and indirect connections to some of the more tragic Hollywood deaths of his time. And his reputation also seemed to wane after some poorly received films in the 70s and never fully recovered, but his contributions were undeniably substantial and he had a unique style and perspective that persisted throughout his career.  His representations of love and sex are particularly refreshing and may even give him some claim to being one of the horniest Hollywood directors of all time.

Although his career was hindered by poor critical reception and an inability to get funding this episode makes the case that he still made a significant number of truly memorable films.