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Radio 4,12 Sep 2011,30 mins

Roger Moore; Christopher Hampton

Front Row

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Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore as the 70s TV series The Persuaders is released on Blu-ray and DVD. The release marks the 40th anniversary of the cult show, in which Moore starred alongside Tony Curtis. Alison MacLeod discusses her entry for this year's BBC National Short Story Award, as Front Row continues to talk to each of the five authors shortlisted for the 2011 prize, worth ÂŁ15,000. Oscar-winning writer Christopher Hampton reflects on his very first play, When Did You Last See My Mother?, in the light of a new staging. It first received a West End production more than four decades ago, when Hampton was just 20. Producer: Jack Soper.

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