Public Faces

Synopsis: Describes ways in which the techniques of the television interview have changed over the past 40 years. Uses examples from the BBC archives to show how increasingly sophisticated techniques have been matched by greater frankness in the conduct of interviews with political and cultural leader. Also describes the role of the interviewer in trying to get behind the interviewee’s public face to learn the truth about formal claims or public facade. Examples are Lord Reith interviewed by Malcolm Muggeridge; Anthony Eden interviewed by Leslie Mitchell; Margaret Thatcher interviewed by Russell Harty and David Dimbleby; Neil and Glenys Kinnock interviewed by Terry Wogan; and Nelson Mandela interviewed by Joan Bakewell.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Sale; £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Film & television production
Keywords: interview techniques; television broadcasting

Director

David Heycock

Producer

David Heycock

Cast

Valerie Singleton

Name: BBC Television Training
Notes: programmes distributed for a while by Harris Watts, Aavo, 8 Edis Street, London NW1 8LT tel 020 7722 9243, but since beginning 2000 have been with Rosedale Associates

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Notes: BBC Television Training still exists but videos are sold by Rosedale Associates.

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