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The interview is one of the most basic elements of journalism and factual television. Here are some different approaches to the traditional "sit and talk" model:

Invite young people to ask the questions

I covered this approach to interviews in an edition of Video Ideas which you can read here

https://youtu.be/fF4fYSIb8cI

• Kids Meet a Nurse on the Frontlines of COVID-19 | Kids Meet | Hiho Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRkgK4jfi6M

• Musician Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2p1Q3vDnfA

• Liam Gallagher Vs Cute Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOXKf_nPWpk

• YOUNG, GAY AND ILLEGAL - Then & Now

Ask the guests to be the interviewers

I love it when a format removes the professional interviewer and replaces it with a peer of some kind. Although you lose (usually) the chance the interviewer will ask tough questions, you gain a real intimacy and energy.

• Chain Reaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKY6BGcx37k

• Talking Funny - HBO

Change the setting

Whether you're in a cab or on a tandem, getting out of the studio and changing the setting adds interest and can lead to unusual outcomes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmHVtWeZEtQ

• Zac Goldsmith cab share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWFrl4e7l4

• When Paxo met Boris - Newsnight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp_z7mV7KEU

• Wonderland

Add cats, vibrators, anything to mix things up