Keywords and topics that are found in this program: BBC, ABC, telling a story,
listening, practice, relaxing people, research, having things to look at and
talk about, background sounds, creativity.
| Topic |
Time |
| Introduction of show and guests Pauline Davies & Robyn Williams |
00:17 |
| Importance of telling a story. (Pauline) |
01:38 |
| Importance of filtering the loads of information. (Robyn) |
02:33 |
| Use of descriptions. |
02:46 |
| Good interviews use good writing or good story telling skills. Who,
what, where, when, why, how? |
03:25 |
| Want people to be alive. (Pauline) |
03:13 |
| The other part of interviews, the research. (Robyn). Exploits the
fact he is not a scientist. |
04:17 |
| Ask what's the point. (Robyn) |
05:10 |
| Early interview with Sir Hans Krebs. (Robyn) |
05:18 |
| Research subject and person before hand - using the web. (Pauline) |
06:43 |
| The secret - how to avoid knowing to much. Know how much is enough.
(Robyn) |
07:13 |
| Be cautious choosing your web site sources. (Dr. Biology - Pauline) |
07:55 |
| Basic interview process - getting people to relax. (Dr. Biology - Robyn) |
08:28 |
| Robyn's method of using old equipment |
08:55 |
| Sitting side-to-side, use distractions such as old equipment to
relax people. |
09:51 |
| Be friendly and nice, build up a rapport. (Pauline) |
10:46 |
| Reassure people that you can edit the recording to fix any errors.
(Pauline) |
11:09 |
| Dealing with the attributes of the female voice. (Pauline) |
12:27 |
| Tip for helping a person that is getting stuck with an answer.
(Robyn) |
12:58 |
| Don't talk over the voice of the person you are interviewing. It
makes it hard to edit. |
13:17 |
| Be aware of your surroundings. |
13:26 |
| Use headphones - dressing room - under bed covers recording studio. |
13:43 |
| Avoid places with intrusive sounds - the worst is an empty room.
(Robyn) |
14:29 |
| Background sounds can make it difficult to edit. (Robyn & Pauline) |
15:33 |
| Going outside - getting inside the story - becoming part of the
story. Use of active language. |
16:15 |
| Having things in front of you and the person you are
interviewing to talk about. The essence of behaving normally. |
16:47 |
| Sample sounds in the area so you can mix them in later. |
17:24 |
| Example of sampling sounds for an interview - beach. (Pauline) |
18:07 |
| David Attenborough - Polar Bears walking. (Robyn) |
19:05 |
| Pauline's sound effect of a snake crushing an egg. (Pauline) |
19:42 |
| Asking Questions - forming questions. |
20:16 |
| Top things to do as an interviewer - practice. (Robyn) |
20:55 |
| Practice & Pauline's example of a horse race reporter. |
22:07 |
| Keeping things natural. |
22:45 |
| Practice and listen. (Robyn) |
22:57 |
| Story of first interview - last Apollo moon mission. (Robyn) |
24:10 |
| Another story about being interviewed on live radio - don't make up
an answer. (Robyn) |
25:21 |
| Personalities of Pauline and Robyn. Love of science - wants to know
what's happens next. |
26:32 |
| When did you first know that you were going to be a journalist?
(Robyn) |
27:19 |
| The story continues - being a detective. (Robyn) |
28:20 |
| Did not start out to be a journalist. (Pauline) |
28:46 |
| Found out I could be creative. (Pauline) |
29:46 |
| As a kid I hated writing stories - The story of Rachel (Pauline) |
29:55 |
| If were not a journalist, what would you be? (Pauline) |
30:41 |
| Robyn, what would you be if you were not a journalist? |
31:47 |
| I was a lousy actor. (Robyn) |
32:00 |
| I would be a writer. (Robyn) |
32:44 |
| The role and importance of exercise. |
33:11 |
