Just read the latest issue (well, most of it) and had to give a thumbs up to Mark Ellen's interview with Ginger Baker.

As a long admirer of Mr Ellen and lucky enough to have listened to talks about journalism from the very man, this is a classic example of how to turn what could have been a nightmare interview into a masterclass.

As a sometime journalist myself, I have also turned the nightmare interview with an unwilling interviewee into something approaching usable - but only after having been inspired by similar techniques employed by Mssrs Ellen and Hepworth earlier in their careers.

Just another reason why I love The Word!