Wednesday, April 06, 2011

TV Confidential Archives: Mar. 28, 2011






Show No. 82 Mar. 28, 2011


First hour: Ed welcomes Phil Gries, founder and owner of Archival Television Audio, the only extensive television audio archive in existence on the Internet, featuring thousands of rare audio soundtracks that, in many cases, represent the only broadcast record of historic moments captured on television in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Also in this hour: Film critic and entertainment writer Jane Boursaw joins Ed as they discuss the legacy of Elizabeth Taylor. Second hour: Stephen Bowie, publisher of The Classic TV History Blog, joins Ed for a look at some of the many great character actors that came into prominence as a result of their appearances on The Naked City, including Bruce Dern, Joe Santos, Ken Kercheval and Richard Castellano. Stephen’s writings also include an in-depth look at the short-lived but controversial series East Side, West Side starring George C. Scott and Cicely Tyson.

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