Neil Tennant

Together Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe make up the Pet Shop Boys

In a Hardtalk Extra programme broadcast on Friday 27th April, Gavin Esler talked to one of Britain's most successful pop artists, Neil Tennant.

The Pet Shop Boys have been churning out the hits for almost 25 years.

They have influenced bands such as the Killers and the Scissor Sisters and even Madonna.

And now they are about to embark on another world tour.

Gavin Esler talks to one half of the group, Neil Tennant, about the enduring nature of the Pet Shop Boys, where they fit into 21st Century music and their quintessentially English sound.

HARDtalk Extra can be seen on BBC World at 0330 GMT, 0830 GMT, 1430 GMT, and 1830 GMT.

It can also be seen on BBC News 24 at 04:30 and 23:30.