The life and times of Sir Donald Bradman - the cricketer, the man, the myth, the hero, the icon and the legend - is independently scrutinised. Thirty people from all corners of the cricketing world paint a picture of what the man was really like, his determined nature, the quirks of his complex personality, offering opinions as to why he has been such an important figure in Australia's social, cultural and sporting history for the greater part of the 20th century.