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The world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC

Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

***The Interview is no longer broadcast on-air but you can listen to our archive below.***

A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: Garrison Keillor, Broadcaster

09/01/2010

Garrison Keillor, Broadcaster

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Garrison Keillor, Broadcaster

This week American broadcaster Garrison Keillor tells Carrie Gracie his favourite story.

Garrison Keillor is an American broadcaster and writer.

This week on The Interview he shares with Carrie Gracie the secrets of his trade and tells her his favourite story.

Garrison Keillor is the American storyteller who has spun his yarns of the mythical MidWestern town, Lake Wobegone for more than thirty years on his weekly radio show. 

His tales of small town America are both comic and insightful and in this week's edition of The Interview, he shares with Carrie Gracie the secrets of his trade and tells her his favourite story.

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