0:00

Intro

1:38

Importance of telling a story. [Pauline]

2:33

Importance of filtering the loads of information. [Robyn]

2:46

Use of descriptions.

3:13

Want people to be alive. [Pauline]

3:25

Good interviews use good writing or good story telling skills. Who, what, where, when, why, how?

4:17

The other part of interviews, the research. [Robyn]

5:10

Ask what's the point. [Robyn]

5:18

Early interview with Sir Hans Krebs. [Robyn]

6:43

Research subject and person before hand - using the web. [Pauline]

7:13

The secret - how to avoid knowing too much. Know how much is enough. [Robyn]

7:55

Be cautious choosing your web site sources. [Dr. Biology - Pauline]

8:28

Basic interview process - getting people to relax. [Dr. Biology - Robyn]

8:55

Robyn's method of using old equipment.

9:51

Sitting side-to-side, use distractions such as old equipment to relax people.

10:46

Be friendly and nice, build up a rapport. [Pauline]

11:09

Reassure people that you can edit the recording to fix any errors. [Pauline]

12:27

Dealing with the attributes of the female voice. [Pauline]

12:58

Tip for helping a person that is getting stuck with an answer. [Robyn]

13:17

Don't talk over the voice of the person you are interviewing. It makes it hard to edit.

13:26

Be aware of your surroundings.

13:43

Use headphones - dressing room - under bed covers recording studio.

14:29

Avoid places with intrusive sounds - the worst is an empty room. [Robyn]

15:33

Background sounds can make it difficult to edit. [Robyn & Pauline]

16:15

Going outside - getting inside the story - becoming part of the story. Use of active language.

16:47

Having things in front of you and the person you are interviewing to talk about. The essence of behaving normally.

17:24

Sample sounds in the area so you can mix them in later.

18:07

Example of sampling sounds for an interview - beach. [Pauline]

19:05

David Attenborough - Polar Bears walking. [Robyn]

19:42

Pauline's sound effect of a snake crushing an egg. [Pauline]

20:16

Asking Questions - forming questions.

20:55

Top things to do as an interviewer - practice. [Robyn]

22:07

Practice & Pauline's example of a horse race reporter.

22:45

Keeping things natural.

22:57

Practice and listen. [Robyn]

24:10

Story of first interview - last Apollo moon mission. [Robyn]

25:21

Another story about being interviewed on live radio - don't make up an answer. [Robyn]

26:32

Personalities of Pauline and Robyn. Love of science - wants to know what happens next.

27:19

When did you first know that you were going to be a journalist? [Robyn]

28:20

The story continues - being a detective. [Robyn]

28:46

Did not start out to be a journalist. [Pauline]

29:46

Found out I could be creative. [Pauline]

29:55

As a kid I hated writing stories - The story of Rachel. [Pauline]

30:41

If were not a journalist, what would you be?

32:00

I was a lousy actor. [Robyn]

32:44

I would be a writer. [Robyn]

33:11

The role and importance of exercise.