1x interview
Interests and pre-reading discussion
Read some key texts from the Oxford reading list
Build on what you know.
Remember this advice isn't official. There is no guarantee it will reflect your experience because university applications can change between years. Check the official Cambridge and Oxford websites for more accurate information on this year's application format and the required tests.
Also, someone else's experience may not reflect your own. Most interviews are more like conversations than tests and like, any conversation, they are quite interactive.
Number of interviews: 1
Online interview: yes
They asked me a couple of questions about my interests, before turning to discussing the pre-reading I had been given: a short extract from a piece of music, and a journal article.
Mostly, I read books. Checking the Oxford reading list was
My main advice would be to build on what you know. If the topic of an article is totally new to you, but a paragraph reminds you of something you've read or listened to: then talk about that!