Show 344. Ros Atkins
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4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Ros is the man when it comes to explaining things, and he explains to Matt how his explainer videos became such a hit.
This is a masterclass in the craft of broadcast journalism.
Ros thinks carefully about every element of his videos. Not just what facts to include, but the type of language, the vocal delivery and even the clothes he wears.
Plus there's drum 'n' bass, raves, Glastonbury and lots more.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you. Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Ros Atkins. Now you may |
| 0:20.9 | remember on the last show I announced that I'm going to interview 650 |
| 0:24.4 | candidates before polling day a candidate in every seat in this general election |
| 0:29.8 | Ros we have to be clear he's not standing in this election. |
| 0:33.1 | He is a BBC journalist and will never dream of standing in a general election. |
| 0:38.0 | Certainly not whilst employed by the BBC. |
| 0:40.7 | So those candidate interviews will begin shortly. But before all that I've been |
| 0:47.5 | desperate to get Ros on because he is an absolute sensation. This is a masterclass |
| 0:52.2 | in the craft of broadcast journalism. I don't think there is anyone |
| 0:56.2 | anywhere that has thought more carefully about the art of journalism and the craft of it and he uses a number of phrases in this that I don't want to ruin because I want you to hear them for the first time from his |
| 1:13.7 | explainer videos and the approach to language, the approach to the vocal delivery to the clothing to everything. It's wonderful. Now I'm sure you'll have seen his |
| 1:25.2 | videos. You may have seen them on open source on the BBC news channel. You've |
| 1:29.7 | probably seen them go viral on social media and he talks about why he wanted to do these |
| 1:34.9 | videos and about what was happening in broadcast journalism at the time and |
| 1:39.2 | the need for something like this it's just absolutely superb and he's great fun. He's also a hobbyist |
| 1:48.0 | to do with accepts himself but I'm sure he's very good. Drum and bass DJ is performing at |
| 1:52.4 | Glastonbury in just a few weeks. |
| 1:55.0 | So we talk about this as well, but it's so cool to hear that distinctive voice. |
| 2:00.0 | Talk at a bit more length than usual and explain why he has mastered and how he has mastered. |
| 2:07.0 | The Art of Explanation. He's also got a book out called The Art of Explanation which you can buy by clicking on the link below and there's a |
| 2:13.7 | particular song that we discuss that you'll be able to listen to I'll mention |
| 2:16.6 | that afterwards. |
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