Spy Speak

I’ve written periodically on this page about the biweekly Web radio program TV Confidential, co-hosted by Frankie Montiforte and TV historian Ed Robertson, and even had a couple of chances to be a guest on that show, talking about the 1973-1974 Bill Bixby series The Magician. Maybe someday I’ll have another such opportunity.

But tonight’s episode of TV Confidential is devoted to “TV Spies, from A to Z,” and boasts a different special guest. As Robertson explains in his program’s blog:

Spymaster Wes Britton joins Frankie Montiforte and me this week on TV Confidential, Tuesday, Apr. 7, beginning at 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

The leading authority on the film and television spy genre, Wes Britton has just published his latest book, The Encyclopedia of TV Spies--a comprehensive guide to spy shows that have aired on American and British television over the past 50 years, from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to Get Smart to My Own Worst Enemy and everything in between.

Which spy series is your favorite, and why? Is it listed in Wes’ book, or available on cable or DVD? Find out the answers to these and other questions this Tuesday, Apr. 7 beginning at 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org. Phone number, as always, is (800) 407-KSAV (5728). You can also e-mail a question or comment in advance by sending it to talk@tvconfidential.net.

Fire up your computer, grab your shoe phone, and join the fun.