DOHA: Al Jazeera English has unveiled a new format for Sir David Frost’s high profile interviews on the channel. The veteran interviewer has been with the channel since its launch in 2006, interviewing a host of politicians and celebrities in a weekly magazine format, Frost over the World.
The new format, The Frost Interview, takes Sir David back to his roots as an in-depth interviewer of extraordinary depth and intimacy. Each one-hour episode will be devoted to a single world-leading personality in the arts, science, politics or business, opening up his or her life to Sir David.
The series will include interviews with, Sir Paul McCartney, one of the most successful musicians of all time, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid legend and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Munib Al Masri, billionaire Palestinian businessman and politician, Jose Ramos-Horta, hero of East Timor’s struggle for independence from Indonesia, Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood, and increasingly worldwide, icon, Marc Andreessen - Silicon Valley pioneer, co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used Internet browser, and co-founder of Netscape, Craig Venter, biologist and entrepreneur who was one of the first scientists to sequence the human genome and Carlos Acosta - described as the most successful ballet dancer of our generation. He rose from the slums of Havana to perform with some of the world’s greatest companies including the Bolshoi, American Ballet Theatre, and the Royal Ballet.
Paul Eedle, director of programmes said: “The new format allows for a much deeper conversation with globally renowned figures than our past format of five to 10-minute chats. People open up to Sir David as to no other interviewer in the world, so we’re delighted to be working with him on the new programme.”
‘The Frost Interview’ will begin on November 9 with Paul McCartney. Sir David Frost said: “I’m immensely enjoying making this series. We’ve got a fantastic mix of individuals lined up that will entertain and inform viewers. I’ve found the longer conversation not just allows us to go into more depth, but relaxes interviewees to talk more about their life and work.”The Peninsula
