Interviewer Approach
Mark Chapman approaches Haaland in a very conversational tone, trying to find out what happened by using humour to ease any nerves between himself and Alfie Haaland. Mark Chapman asks pretty straightforward questions in order to find out what happened in the incident between Alfie Haaland and Roy Keane.
Question Types
The questions Mark asks Haaland are very straightforward questions in order to find out what happened in the infamous incident between Alfie Haaland and Roy Keane. Mark Chapman asks his questions in a conversational tone in order to make the interview less serious and ease any nerves that Haaland may have.
The interview is relatively informal, because Mark Chapman is very good at finding out what has happened between Haaland and Roy Keane without making the questions sound serious. Chapman does this by using a conversational tone.
Interview Style
The interview is an investigative one, with some entertainment involved because of Mark Chapman’s interview style. It’s an investigative interview because Mark Chapman tries to find out what happened in the incident between Haaland and Keane, and also how Haaland feels about it now. It is entertaining because Mark Chapman uses an informal, conversational tone whilst talking to Alfie Haaland about the incident, which makes it an entertaining interview. It is also light-hearted because Mark Chapman uses an informal and conversational tone to create a pretty laid-back atmosphere.
Structuring
Mark Chapman begins the interview by welcoming Alfie Haaland onto the programme, and begins to use humour in order to ease any nerve that Haaland has. Mark begins to try and get Haaland to explain what had happened between himself and Roy Keane.
“If you bumped into him now, what would you say? Would you ignore each other?”. This questions gets a funny answer from Haaland, who responds by saying “I’d probably run”. This makes the interview entertaining and funny for listeners. Chappers ends the show by thanking Alfie Haaland for coming on.
Purpose of the interview
The purpose of the interview was to find out what happened between Alfie Haaland and Roy Keane in 2001. Mark Chapman wants to find out Haaland’s views and opinions on what had happened. Alfie Haaland purpose for the interview was to give his opinions on the incident.
Type of media and the target audience
The interview was broadcast on Radio 5 on Friday 10 of October. The target audience would be the listeners of Radio 5 Live, and anyone who has an interest on the infamous incident between Alfie Haaland and Roy Keane.
Listen to the interview here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p028fhp8