"We think that it strengthens our line-up and offers more choice, " Imagination spokesman David Harold told the BBC.

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Frith reckons that at least 160 professional cricketers have taken their own lives, including former England players David Bairstow and Harold Gimblett and Australian stars Sid Barnes and Jack Iverson.

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Also interviewed are Dame Judi Dench, Arthur Miller, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Peter Hall, Sir Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Redgrave, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Daldry, David Hare, Harold Pinter, and Alan Bennett.

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