Examples of different interview types:

combative:

Paxman vs Brand

In this video Jeremy Paxman is interviewing Russell Brand about political involvement which starts to get vigilant and combative. combative is where things start to get heated and become more of a worded fight than a debate.


Lighthearted/ entertainment:

Daniel Radcliffe Raps Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics"

In this video Daniel Radcliffe was on an american television show, speaking about when he used to learn fast raps from artists such as Eminem and Plan B. Then the TV show host asks Daniel to do the rap.

Investigative:

Interview with police spokesman Charles Owino on the serve and suffer investigative story:

In this interview straight at the start the interviewer asked if any of the police officers that have been interviewed will not be discriminated on for what they say trying to find out information. investigative interviews are about finding out information and investigating a problem or circumstances.

Promotional interview:

Promotional video:

In this interview the interviewee is promoting their new film they was in. The interviewer usually tends to ask questions about the film to find out information to get the viewer hooked and want tto watch the film. This is called publicly broadcasting.