Alan Carr interviews Karl Pilkington on ‘Chatty Man’

Interviewer Approach

Alan Carr approaches Karl in a very conversational way and begins the interview on a very light note after offering Karl a drink. “Have you been paintballing?”. This is a funny way to start the show because Karl is wearing casual clothes, and it eases the interviewee into the show. The interview is very informal and humourous.

Question Types

The questions Alan Carr asks Karl are very informal and conversational. The majority of questions Alan Carr asked revolve around Karl’s new show, ‘The moaning of life’. Some of the questions Alan asks are just conversational questions, “How can I turn that frown upside down? What makes you happy?”. 

“On Sunday’s show, I can’t wait to see this, you’re exploring happiness and how people find happiness. And you actually have some plastic surgery done, don’t you?”. Alan Carr talks mainly about Karl’s new show, in order to promote it.

Interview Style

The interview is a promotional one because they use it to promote Karl Pilkington’s new show, ‘The moaning of life’. It is also an entertaining and light-hearted interview because Alan Carr uses humour in order to entertain the viewers and the audience, this establishes trust between Alan Carr and Karl.

Structuring

Alan Carr uses humour to welcome Karl Pilkington onto the show, saying “Have you been paintballing?”. Alan Carr revolves his questions around Karl’s new show ‘The moaning of life’ in order to promote the show. Alan Carr also uses other humourous questions in order to ease the mood between himself and Karl, and also to entertain the audience and viewers.

Alan Carr ends the interview by saying, “Good luck for the series, it’s absolutely brilliant. Karl Pilkington everyone!”. Before this he shared a joke with Karl and the audience to end the interview on a very light and informal manner.

Purpose of the interview

The purpose of the interview was for Karl Pilkington to promote his new series, ‘The moaning of life’. Alan Carr’s reason for interviewing Karl was to entertain the audience and the viewers watching his show, he does this by using humour in the informal and conversational tone in which the show is set, which creates a very funny show in a laid-back atmosphere.

Type of media and the target audience 

The interview was televised and broadcast on Alan Carr’s show, ‘Chatty Man’ in October 2013. The target audience for this interview would the viewers of the show, or fans of Karl Pilkington.

Jonathan Ross interviews Tom Hanks

Interviewer Approach

Jonathan Ross approaches Tom Hank in a very informal and conversational way. The show is very informal and light-hearted in order to provide a laid-back atmosphere. Jonathan Ross begins the interview with lighter questions, which allows him to ask a few tougher questions about his new film, titled ‘Captain Phillips’.

Question Types

The Jonathan Ross Show is a very informal and conversational show, so the questions Jonathan Ross asked Tom Hanks are very light-hearted. The questions are mainly focused around Tom’s new film, ‘Captain Phillips’.

“Tell us the story, it’s a true story.”. Jonathan Ross asks about how Tom Hank’s finds the inspiration for the emotional scenes he had to film for his new movie, “When you’re doing a scene like that, do you think about your own family to do scene’s like that?”. 

Interview Style

The interview is a promotional one because Jonathan Ross mainly discusses Tom Hank’s new film, but it is also light-hearted because of the light-hearted and conversational atmosphere. Jonathan Ross also discusses Tom’s grandchildren in order to include variety of the topics they discuss.

Structuring

The interview begins on a light note, with Jonathan Ross introducing Tom Hanks onto the show. “You having fun back there?”, Ross asks Hanks whenever he comes out. “We have the National Health, but we don’t have the American diet over here.”. Jonathan Ross uses humour to lighten the mood whenever Tom Hanks reveals he has Type 2 Diabetes.

The interview goes on to talk about Tom Hanks new film, ‘Captain Phillips’. Jonathan Ross finishes the interview by dancing on a huge piano with Tom Hanks and other guest Sandra Bullock.

Purpose of interview

The purpose of the interview is to promote the new film starring Tom Hanks, ‘Captain Phillips’. Another purpose of the interview is to entertain the viewers and the live audience which are in the studio, by using humour.

Type of media and the target audience

The interview was televised and broadcast on ITV on 12/10/13. The target audience would be the viewers of ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’, fans of Tom Hanks or any of the other guests on the show.

Kevin Kilbane interviews Roy Keane for ‘Football Focus’

Interviewer Approach

Kevin Kilbane approaches Roy Keane in a direct way about Keane’s opinions in his new book, ‘The Second Half’. Kilbane seems almost nervous about the way he approaches Keane, which is understandable because the former United captain is quite unpredictable. Kevin also uses some humour towards Keane, bringing up the Robbie Savage rumours about not signing him because of his voicemail.

Question Types

Kevin Kilbane asks Roy Keane about his views and thoughts which have came about because of the release of his new autobiography, titled ‘The Second Half’. Kilbane also talks about Keane’s new roles as assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland and Premier League side Aston Villa. The main focus of the interview is about Keane’s new book, in order to promote it and clear some issues that have came about because of the release.

“Was it Sir Alex Ferguson’s book which accelerated that process a little bit?”. Kilbane asks the sensitive question to Roy Keane when talking about the release date of his book, in which he hits back at claims made by Keane’s former manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Interview Style

The interview is a promotional interview, but also has some entertainment in it. Kevin Kilbane mainly talks about Roy Keane’s new autobiography, discussing some of the claims Keane made in the book. Kilbane also asks Roy Keane some questions about people’s opinions of Roy, and Keane’s response is always controversial which makes the interview pretty entertaining.

Interview Structure

Kevin Kilbane starts the interview on a light note by joking Roy Keane always hated players doing interviews, “One thing that has always stuck out in my mind about you, is your dislike for players doing interviews. You mention it in your book as well, so what do you make of today?”. This begins the interview on a lighter note which means it becomes easier for Kevin Kilbane to ask Keane about touchier subjects later in the interview.

Kevin Kilbane ends the interview by asking Roy Keane about his opinion on the current Manchester United side, and if they are capable of winning the Premier League this season. “Just one quick one on Manchester United, do you think they’re on the right path to go on and win the Premier League?”.

Purpose of the interview

The purpose of this interview is for Kevin Kilbane to raise topics from Roy Keane’s new autobiography which has caused a media frenzy because of the former Manchester United captain’s controversial opinions. Kilbane also talks about Keane’s managerial career so far, and his role as an assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa.

Type of media and the target audience

The interview is a televised one which was broadcast on BBC’s ‘Football Focus’ on the 11 of October, 2014. The target audience would be the viewers of the ‘Football Focus’ program, fans of Roy Keane, and more than likely the media, because Roy Keane is media gold.

Johnny Depp on ‘The Graham Norton Show’

Interviewer Approach

Graham Norton approaches Johnny Depp with humour and in an informal way. The interview is very laid back and conversational. Graham Norton brings up some of Johnny Depp’s old funny stories to ease the mood, and further enhance the informal mood. Graham Norton brings up Johnny Depp’s new film ‘The Rum Diary’, in order to promote it. The interview is very informal and conversational.

Question Types

The questions Graham asks Johnny are very informal and conversational. Graham builds trust between himself and Johnny Depp by asking if the audience reaction when Depp walked out was nice. Norton asks Johnny Depp about stories to see if they are true and asks Johnny to tell some funny stories in order to ease the mood in the studio, between the guests and the audience. “For people who aren’t familiar, tell us what happened”, Norton asked Johnny Depp when they were talking about the story of him going to a local school to see a young girl.

Graham Norton uses humour when he is talking about Depp’s new film ‘The Rum Diary’. Norton goes on to ask Johnny Depp about the story of ‘The Rum Diary’ and how it came about. “Is it true he didn’t remember writing it?” Norton asked Depp when talking about Hunter Thompson writing the manuscript.

Interview Style

The interview is very informal and conversational. ‘The Graham Norton Show’ is renowned for its laidback style, and funny stories about the guests. The interview is entertaining because of this. However, the interview is also a promotional one because Graham Norton asks Johnny Depp about his new film ‘The Rum Diary’ in order to promote it, which is the reason why Depp came on the show.

Interview Structure

Graham Norton welcomes Johnny Depp onto the show, and asks him if the reaction from the audience was “enjoyable” and “nice”. Norton says “How are you, sir?” whenever Johnny Depp sits down. This eases any tension, or nerves, for Johnny Depp and makes him more comfortable.  Graham Norton goes on to ask Johnny Depp about his career, claiming he is the best character actor in the world, to which Depp replies “Good god man!”.

Norton talks about Depp’s new film, ‘The Rum Diary’, and tries to get an idea of how the film came about. Graham Norton also gets Johnny Depp to tell other funny stories, mainly about Hunter Thompson who wrote the manuscript for Depp’s new film. The interview ends with the usual stories from the red chair, which ends the show on a light and humorous note.

Purpose of the interview

The purpose of this interview was to promote Johnny Depp’s new film which he stars in, titled ‘The Rum Diary’. Another purpose of the interview was to entertain the audience and viewers, which Graham Norton does well by asking Johnny Depp about funny experience the actor has been involved in.

Type of media and the target audience

The interview was aired on BBC One, titled ‘The Graham Norton Show’. The episode was broadcast on 12 November 2011. The target audience would be fans of the show, or fans of the guests that were on this particular episode.

Adolf Hitler’s interview by George Sylvester Viereck, in 1923 but only published in Liberty magazine in 1932.

In Germany 1923, the government was in an extremely poor state. French and Belgian troops had entered the Ruhr, the beating heart of production in Germany, which caused strikes and had a catastrophic effect on Germany’s economy. Germany entered hyperinflation this year, and began to spiral out of control economically.

Adolf Hitler was seen as a beacon of hope by the German people, with Hitler promising a fresh start for the German people, and let the public be known to the fact that he would let Germany play second fiddle to no-one.

You can read the interview here: http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/sep/17/greatinterviews1

Analysis – George Sylvester Viereck interviews Adolf Hitler in 1923

Format (e.g: Print/ Audio/Moving Image)	The interview was print, published in the Liberty magazine in 1932.
Title of Product	‘No room for the alien, no use for the wastrel’.
Interviewer Approach	George Sylvester Viereck approaches Adolf Hitler with his questions in a very cautious manner, instead of being blunt and trying to pries the answer from Hitler. Although George seems to question Hitler about sensitive, or controversial topics about his ideas, he shows respect while asking the question.”Unlike some Germany militarists, you do not favour an alliance with Soviet Russia?”. This question shows that George is approaching Hitler rather cautiously, but he is still asking a very controversial question. Soviet Russia was a huge country in 1923, and could be a very useful ally for Hitler to have, but Hitler evaded the sensitive question time and time again, and this interview was to be no different. George Sylvester Viereck also seemed to be a little fearless in his interview with Adolf Hitler, at one stage he compared Hitler with Mussolini, which Hitler ‘beamed’ about.
Tone and Style	The tone of the interview with Adolf Hitler is a serious one, finding out about Hitler’s controversial opinions in a time where Germany was in desperate need of someone to provide them a fresh start, and Hitler was the favourite among the German people to do just that.The style of the interview seems to be George asking short questions, which Adolf Hitler ellaborates on and tries to share as much of his ideology as possible.
Interview Style	This interview is almost an investigate one. The purpose of the interviewer’s questions are to find out about Adolf Hitler’s ideology and his opinions on certain topics. Throughout the interview Hitler is in complete control of the pace and intensity of the interview.”Unlike some German militarists, you do not favour an alliance with Soviet Russia?”. George asked this question to Hitler in the interview, and Hitler evaded a direct answer. This proves that Hitler is in control of what he wants to answer and what he doesn’t. Adolf Hitler used this interview purely to get his ideology across to the readers, reinstating the idea of a united Germany. “Ten million free Germans, ready to perish so that their country may live..”. This extract from Hitler shows his ideology, and almost tries to promote himself by saying to the readers that he will unite Germany and make her great once again. Adolf Hitler is trying reinforce himself as the beacon of hope Germany desperately needed in 1923. So, the interview could almost be seen as a promotional interview.
Question Types	George Sylvester Viereck asked short and simple questions to Adolf Hitler cautiously, only once trying to force Hitler to answer a question directly. “But suppose France retaliates you by once more invading your soild? She invaded the Ruhr once before. She may invade it again”. Although this is not actually a ‘direct’ question as such, George is trying to get a direct answer from Adolf Hitler which he had previously evaded. George may have restructured his question, but Adolf Hitler was still not answering the question, only answering with long remarks about uniting Germany.
Interview Structure	The structure of this interview from Adolf Hitler’s point of view is simple, to evade questions he will not answer and to reinforce himself as a beacon of hope for Germany. The interview starts with Adolf Hitler stating, “When I take charge of Germany, I shall end tribute abroad and Bolshevism at home”. Adolf Hitler stated this to ensure the interview could only go in one direction, his way.Usually at the beginning of interviews it is friendly, which builds trust, and then you ask tougher questions near the middle and at the end you will finish with the lighter questions again. But Adolf Hitler immediately stated that he would take charge of Germany, and stated ‘We must decapitate both’, whilst talking about the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of St Germain. This ensures that the interview will be serious throughout, with Hitler almost using it as a promotional interview for his ideology and vision for Germany.
Target Audience	The target audience for this interview is for the people of Germany, and anyone else who has an interest in the politics of Germany.
Interview Purpose	At the time of this interview, Adolf Hitler was viewed as the only candidate to succeed Hindenburg as President. So, from Adolf Hitler’s point of view, he used this interview to promote his ideology and vision for Germany, which reinforced him as a beacon of hope for the German people, because in 1923 the country was experiencing hyperinflation, which very nearly crippled them economically.