William Link

On his early years and education; on meeting his future collaborator Richard Levinson on his first day of junior high; on his family's experience of World War II

On getting started as a writer; on his experience of being drafted, and seeing the world

On the disappearance of the classic anthology dramas; on writing spec scripts with his writing partner; on writing spec scripts with his writing partner

On moving to Los Angeles and writing for Four Star Playhouse; on his partnership with Richard Levinson; on writing "Chain of Command" for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

On the Hollywood Blacklist; on he and Richard Levinson being story editors at Four Star Productions, and on their workload at the time; on writing for the Four Star Productions series Johnny Ringo, created by Aaron Spelling

On adapting his stage play "Enough Rope" to the made-for-television movie Prescription: Murder the basis for the Columbo series; on writing for Honey West; on writing for Jericho

On working at Four Star, writing for Michael Shayne; on what was expected of freelance writers; on writing for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Fugitive

On moving to Universal Studios; on the executives at Universal

On the creation and production of Mannix

On the influence of mystery novels on the creation of Columbo

On the logic behind writing shows like Columbo; on how Columbo developed from a television movie to a series; on critical reaction to Columbo

On creating the character of "Columbo," played by Peter Falk, on Columbo; on the structure of Columbo, and what made it different from other detective series at the time; on casting Peter Falk as "Columbo" on Columbo and what he brought to the role

On his working relationship with Peter Falk on Columbo; on "Columbo" never having a first name on Columbo; on the basic format for every episode of Columbo

On Columbo's unusual air schedule; on the process of casting guest-stars on Columbo; on the guest-stars of Columbo

On the directors of Columbo including Steven Spielberg; on the elements that made up "Columbo" including his raincoat, cigars, look, and unseen wife

On "Columbo's" catch phrase on Columbo, "Just one more thing"; on favorite Columbo episodes; on the international appeal and legacy of Columbo

On the impact Columbo has had on real-life police work and on the legacy of the show; on his writing style; on his and his partner Richard Levinson's writing process

On how, as a writer, he creates suspense, fear, or tension; on whether or not writing can be taught; on projects he hasn't been able to get off the ground

On the importance of having an agent for a television writer, and on making it in television; on the process of creating a show; on various made-for-television movies he wrote with Richard Levinson

On writing My Sweet Charlie

On writing the pilot of McCloud; on writing That Certain Summer starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen

On writing The Execution of Private Slovik; on writing The Gun; on writing The Storyteller; on writing Terrorist on Trial

On the death of his writing/producing partner Richard Levinson; on his and Richard Levinson's affinity for writing mystery made-for-television movies

On the creation of Murder, She Wrote and originally considering Jean Stapleton for the lead role; on producing The Cosby Mysteries

On then-current projects; on career achievements and regrets

On being inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame; on how he would like to be remembered; on his favorite Richard Levinson story

On how writing on television can impact society

On b-roll footage- pictures from his career- with Richard Levinson; winning an Emmy Award with Bill Cosby; Link and Levinson holding Emmys for My Sweet Charlie; with Richard Levinson and Peter Falk; with Richard Levinson; mixed media cartoon drawn by Link- Writers Strike; another cartoon; another cartoon