The Media Show - Secrets of the Celebrity Interview

Secrets of the Celebrity Interview

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The set-piece interview with a famous face is a type of journalism that newspapers do uniquely well. Andrea Catherwood meets three masters of the art and asks how they get their interviewees to say things they often wish they hadn't.

Guests: Charlotte Edwardes, columnist and feature writer for The Sunday Times, Hadley Freeman, columnist and feature writer for The Guardian, and Ginny Dougary, award-winning interviewer for newspapers all over the world.

Producer: Richard Hooper

Studio Engineer: Tim Heffer


Published on Wednesday, 29th April 2020.

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