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05/10/2012

Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Roger Bolton asks just how combative a political interview should be, and explores live music at the 大象传媒's Maida Vale studios.

This week saw the end of the Labour Party Conference in Manchester - but not before an interview with Ed Miliband on the Today programme prompted a flurry of angry emails to the Feedback inbox. For many listeners, Evan Davis's technique proved infuriating. Talking over his interviewee, interrupting, grandstanding and answering his own questions, were some of the complaints.

We get a response from the Today programme and also glean insight on the art of the political interview from Radio 4's Week in Westminster presenter, Steve Richards.

Roger Bolton also takes a trip to the 大象传媒's legendary music studios at Maida Vale and is shown the sights and sounds by 大象传媒 6 Music presenter and musician, Cerys Matthews. Along the way he learns about the art of recording live music for radio and what the listeners at home get out of it.

And was it worth flying to New York for an interview? The 大象传媒's disability's affairs correspondent Peter White, presenter of No Triumph, No Tragedy, explains.

Presented by Roger Bolton

Producer: Kate Taylor
A Whistledown production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Oct 2012 20:00

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  • Fri 5 Oct 2012 16:30
  • Sun 7 Oct 2012 20:00

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