This morning I was interviewed by BBC Radio Oxford to publicise The Lost College and Other Oxford Stories. Having been interviewed on 'live' radio once before I wasn't particularly nervous, and by a miracle, I had slept very well.
My slot was 8.15am, so it meant an early start, but it just reminded me of the daily mad scramble I went through when I was working, and how lucky I am not to have to turn out these days. However, the weather excelled itself in the 'cold and rainy and more like November' stakes and, being a Reynaud's sufferer, my hands were frozen to paralysed lumps when I arrived.
On meeting the producer I was terrified to find I was booked to talk on a 'continuous talk' programme, and not to do a guest spot on a music show as before. This meant that I didn't have the luxury of talking in a relaxed way with the interviewer, while a series of easy listening pieces were played. I was taken in to the studio to meet Malcolm Boydon, the presenter, and after a ten second intro chat I was 'straight on' without a safety net.
Malcolm Boydon is clearly masterful and experienced, as he was juggling with phone-ins, directions from the producer, and running my interview with with a pace and sound very much like Adrian Chiles. Having put me at ease, I was able to talk up The Lost College at my own pace, and I hope I didn't end up gabbling! I think I managed to say everything in the right order, mention and thank those who have supported Oxpens in the production, and ended up inviting the entire listening force to our launch tonight at Far From The Madding Crowd. More of that tomorrow.
3 comments:
Well done, Mary! What's more, Radio Oxford had clips from you as a 'news headline' afterwards.
What excellent news. Perhaps we'll need bodyguards tonight!
Mary I am trying to locate your clip as we speak!
See you later. I have blogged about Lost College too as you will see.
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