A bear, famed for his love of beer, cigarettes and boxing and who was by the side of Allied troops in World War Two, has been made the subject of a play. Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps ...

A big, brutal, blundering and untrustworthy bear – its accurate ... well, eat cigarettes he was given, a habit that lasted the rest of his life. Like them Wojtek was fearless.