The graphic novelist Alan Moore talks about his disappointment at the movie adaptations of his novels.

He told HARDtalk's Tim Franks that he sold the rights for the films on the assumption they would never be made in the hope of "making money for old rope".

You can watch the full interview on BBC World News on Tuesday 10 April at 03:30, 08:30, 15:30 and 20:30 GMT and on the BBC News Channel on Tuesday 10 April at 04:30 BST and Wednesday 11 April at 00:30 BST.

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