TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 657.5: From May 2014: Ed and guest co-host David Breckman talk to Mike Connors about some of his early film roles, including working with John Wayne, William Wellman, and Roger Corman, John Wayne, as well as his short-lived but fondly remembered series Tightrope (CBS, 1959-1960). Mike Connors passed away in January 2017. Also in this segment: A clip from January 2017 in which Arthur Marks, producer and director of the original Perry Mason television series (and a director on Mannix), shares a few memories of his friend Mike Connors.

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Ed welcomes multi-award-winning actress, writer and producer Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, The Lair, The Possession of Gladstone Manor). Charlotte plays the title role in Duchess, a new action thriller directed by Neil Marshall that Charlotte also co-wrote and co-produced. A rare gangster movie with a female crime boss, Duchess also stars Colm Meaney, Stephanie Beacham, Philip Winchester, and Sean Pertwee and becomes available as a digital release and for viewing on demand beginning Friday, Aug. 9. Charlotte will also soon be seen as Nicole Brown Simpson in The Juice, a true crime drama about the O.J. Simpson murder case that is scheduled for release in 2025.

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TVC 656.2: Ed welcomes Jim Hardy, longtime archivist for Bob Hope Enterprises, where he handles the licensing of the various film clips, TV clips, radio clips, photographs, and other archival materials the encompass the career of the legendary entertainer. Jim is also the curator of the Official Bob Hope YouTube Channel, a joint venture by The Bob Hope Legacy and the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation that features highlights from Hope's fifty-seven USO tours, monologues, Christmas specials, the PGA tournaments that bore Hope's name, plus Hope performing alongside such stars as Brooke Shields, Jayne Mansfield, Lucille Ball, Norman Lear, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, Barbara Eden, Florence Henderson, Joan Van Ark, Donna Mills, Big Bird, Lassie, and more. Topics this segment include how hands-on Hope was with both the editing of his shows and the preparation of his monologue; how Hope kept his brain sharp well into his eighties; and Hope kept performing on the road, despite his advanced age.

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TVC 656.3: Jim Hardy, longtime archivist for Bob Hope Enterprises and the curator of the Official Bob Hope YouTube Channel, talks to Ed about how the legendary comedian endeared himself to audiences worldwide because he was the same off-camera as he was on-camera, and why Hope's special connection with U.S. soldiers spanned from World War II to Desert Storm. The Official Bob Hope YouTube Channel features highlights from Hope's fifty-seven USO tours, monologues, Christmas specials, the PGA tournaments that bore Hope's name, plus a whole lot more.

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TVC 655.1: A special program-length tribute to Bob Newhart, the Emmy Award-winning star of two long-running, iconic sitcoms, The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, 1972-1978) and Newhart (CBS, 1982-1990), but made a name for himself a stand-up comedian in the 1960s, particularly with his Grammy Award-winning album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart. Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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TVC 655.2: From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed continue their look at Bob Newhart's career in stand-up comedy and television, with a particular focus on The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, 1972-1978). Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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TVC 655.2a: From November 2020: Emmy-nominated writer, producer, and author Billy Van Zandt (I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, Martin, Newhart, Get in the Car, Jane!) shares a few memories of working with Bob Newhart during the final season of Newhart (CBS, 1982-1990). Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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TVC 655.3: From January 2021: Moosie Drier shares a few memories of working with Bob Newhart, Bill Daily, and John Ritter on The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, 1972-1978). Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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TVC 655.4: An encore presentation of our interview from June 2014 with Bill Daily, the actor known around the world as Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show. Bill Daily passed away Sept. 7, 2018. Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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TVC 655.5: From June 2014: Bill Daily shares more memories of working with Bob Newhart before, during, and after The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, 1972-1978). Bill Daily passed away Sept. 7, 2018. Bob Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18 at age ninety-four.

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