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SAS: Rogue Heroes - Should ‘Paddy’ Mayne get the Victoria Cross and yet another terrible NI accent
Published 1 year, 1 month ago
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Newtownards man Paddy Mayne was an unconventional soldier – a founder member of the SAS. He is one of the central characters in the BBC’s hit war drama, SAS: Rogue Heroes
But there is much controversy over how he has portrayed, foul mouthed, thuggish and with a very dodgy accent. Military historians in particular, say that’s not how he was.
And this publicity has once again brought old questions to the fore – why was Mayne never given the Victoria Cross? And even, should he be given the honour posthumously?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Andrew Madden.
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