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Nick Ferrari hosting his radio show on LBC
THE GOOD,
THE BAD AND
THE UGLY
By Nick Ferrari
The multi-award-winning political
journalist and LBC presenter
relives some of his most memorable
interviews.
I
nterviewing is a lot like dating: I
speak as a veteran of conducting
them on my morning radio show
on LBC for more than 20 years
(interviews that is, not dates). Virtually
all of them, for better or worse, have
been with politicians.
nonsense, attempted deceit, utterly
incompetent ignorance, or a nasty case
of the sweats (of the kind unknown to
Prince Andrew).
But, as an interviewer, I have plenty
of form, as they say in criminal and
horseracing circles. Before that, as the
showbusiness reporter on The Sun,
I interviewed everyone from Boy
George and David Bowie to Dean
Martin and Sophia Loren.
Just like going on a date, you often
have no idea things are going well
for you until that vital moment: they
suddenly come up with the goods, or
crash down with obfuscation, burbling
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As we move into an age where
24-hour media, podcasts and even
“citizen journalism” are all the rage,
it occurred to me that I might take a
brief trip down memory lane and serve
up “Six of the Best” interviews I’ve
conducted.
And (cue the haunting strains of Ennio
Morricone) I will let you, the reader,
decide what constitutes The Good,
The Bad and The Ugly.
