There’s no doubt we live in a celebrity-obsessed age. We bestow the title of ‘hero’ on a whole range of people – rescuers, survivors, sportspeople …. just to name a few. But when we look back at the hidden lives of some of history’s biggest names, did they really deserve the title ‘hero’? Michael McLaren talks to journalist and social commentator Otto English on his findings while researching his book.

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