Adrian Chiles wasn’t a fan of fast-paced television interviews.
The former ‘One Show’ and ‘Match of the Day 2’ host admitted his time on TV made him wish he could spend more time talking to people instead of rushing them to get to the next segment.
Speaking on the ‘Series Linked’ podcast, he said: "I remember the time of ‘Working Lunch’, there was no more than three and a half minutes, four minutes on each interview.
"I mean, so you could have Barack Obama sitting there or Sir Paul McCartney.
"It was going to be four minutes, and that was the end of it, because you had something to do about crows or something, or overtaking on motorways or something."
The 52-year-old star insisted he isn’t "complaining" about the opportunities he’s had, but he found it more difficult to strike the right balance – particularly with his football punditry on ITV.
He explained: "I suppose it’s formulaic, necessarily. I’m not complaining, but it was about being tidy and get in and out at the right times and getting the words out in the right order, which had never been my strong points really.
"And then the harder I tried to shine and make it different, the more you can end up on getting people’s nerves."
Adrian was glad to return to radio, where he found himself with "more time on the board".
He added: "Suddenly you’ve got 15, 20 minutes, you can give it what you want. And it was quite difficult to adjust to that at first, and then soon it becomes a joy.
"And that’s easier to do in the end, because if you’ve got 15, 20 minutes with somebody, if you’re any good, you’ll get something interesting or entertaining or something out of them."
Adrian Chiles didn’t enjoy quickfire TV interviews
