For an inspiring tale of how some of these unsung heroes overcame the most daunting physical challenges of their age, see the four-part documentary Great Projects, to be shown on public television this summer in four one-hour segments.
An hour-long documentary, Here Comes The Summer: The Story Of The Undertones , on BBC One NI on Monday, 21 January at 10.35pm, charts the story of the band from when it first formed around a campfire in 1974 until 1983, when the members decided to go their separate ways.