Tales in making a sporting soldier...Blair Mayne floored his own boxing coach at Queen’s University in Belfast, shot a springbok on the 1938 British & Irish Lions tour, and later stood sharp as a solicitor. The life of this Newtownards war hero was built for the big screen, but did they get it right? Soft-spoken leader of men, or natural born hell raiser? We find out about the Real Blair 'Paddy' Mayne.

Featuring contributions from David McCallion, Peter Forbes, Fiona Ferguson, Damien Lewis, Peta Jane Chapman, Ciaran Donaghy, Gavin Mortimer and Steve Knight. Thanks to Gordon Stevens and the Imperial War Museum.