BBC Scotland Investigates - 2010 - 10. From War to Peace
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Tony Banks is a successful businessman, but behind his success is a story of an unresolved war past. He fought in the Falklands conflict and his memories continue to trouble him.
Tony Banks is one of the most successful businessmen in Scotland, a self-made multimillionaire who runs a corporate empire of care homes across the country. But behind this success is a story of an unresolved war past.
An ex-Para, Tony Banks fought in the Falklands conflict and his painful war memories continue to trouble him today. He walked away from that conflict with a war trophy which he has been with him for the last 28 years, a trumpet taken from an Argentinian prisoner of war. Could this simple musical instrument hold the key to putting the trauma of war behind him?
With over one million war veterans in Scotland today, almost 100,000 of them suffer mental health conditions as a result of their military service. This film follows Tony Banks as he explores the issue of mental illness and whether a trip to Argentina to give the trumpet back to its original owner will help him finally find closure.
- Broadcast on BBC Two, 3:15PM Wed, 23 May 2012
- Available until 3:44PM Wed, 30 May 2012
- First broadcast BBC One, 7:30PM Mon, 30 Aug 2010
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- Duration 30 minutes
