imagine… S01E07 · Sir John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80

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In the year that the barrister turned bestselling author turns 80, Alan Yentob talks to family and friends about the man widely regarded as a passionate political campaigner, wit, bon viveur and legendary lothario.

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