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In defeat, unbeatable, in victory, unbearable. So said Winston Churchill on this week's great life field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery

Many would argue that he was Britain's greatest field commander since Wellington

arrogant hard to like, but undeniably successful,

one of the most, perhaps the most conspicuously successful

British commanders of the Second World War.

He was a national celebrity. So who do you suppose has, as my guest, picked Monte, some celebrated military, historian, a top military, commander of our own day a politician, no much less predictable.

It's Al Murray, comedian and TV personality best known for his character of the pub landlord and I'm led to believe

Al that you're so besotted by your hero Montgomery who you're championing on

great lives today that you actually have an action figure doll of the man

yes this is true a good friend of mine had spotted my

fondness for montie so so gave me this

oh no you've got it

i've got it with me twelve inch

uh... action figure of Montgomery in battle dress.

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