1987: LOYD GROSSMAN Shares the SECRETS of the TALK SHOW | Arena | Classic TV Review | BBC Archive

“It’s much more important to be close to the host than to the audience.”

Loyd Grossman visited the Wogan set to take us behind the magic of the great television institution of the talk show. It turns out that it’s a lot more than just sitting on a sofa talking, as Grossman unpacks a whole series of codes and conventions that help the audience to understand what they’re seeing and hearing.

Originally broadcast 10 April, 1987.





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