Abstract

The aim of the article is to discuss one of the best known journalistic genres – the interview [in its oral form], with particular attention on one of its varieties, i.e. the personal interview. To illustrate this, I have used selected editions of the programme “Biuro Myśli Znalezionych”, broadcast on Program 3 Polish Radio. In considering this, I begin from dialogue as a form of expression which I treat as synonymous to a conversation. The interview, as one of the bases for the conduct of dialogue in the media, rests on the derivative realisation of mechanisms of dialogic interaction as well as of structures of exchange. I also draw attention to the fact that in certain situations the personal interview can constitute a kind of bridge between radio PR and artistic forms and be the starting point for radio documentary.