A Doctor’s Sword tells the incredible story Aidan MacCarthy, a young doctor from West Cork who survived some of the most harrowing episodes of World War II, and his family’s search to uncover the origin of the Japanese Samurai sword, which now resides in MacCarthy’s Bar, Castletownbere.

Aidan’s experiences continued to cast a long shadow over the MacCarthy family throughout his life and now almost 20 years after his death his daughter embarks on a journey to Japan to discover the truth behind the origin of the sword.

Producer Bob Jackson spoke to Wendy about a story of survival, forgiveness and humanity of the highest level.