I think about them when I read the letters, when I look at their photographs and their faces. Why DO said she died of heart failure I am not sure as the albinurea indicates kidney disease perhaps he used other sources to get full details. A freeze frame would probably show all the info from a download of the programme. It has changed so much in the pool since I was a girl - for the better Id say. Luckily they did manage to get it under control but she clearly continued to suffer with the consequences both emotional and physical. TV historian David Olusoga has told of the racism he faced as a child - and how Gazza came to his rescue in primary school. David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. We set out to discover if it was possible to take a single house and, through old newspapers, documents in the archives and whatever other clues or scraps of evidence we could find, tell the story of all the people who live there; from the day the first resident turned the key in the front door, all the way up to today. Outlining the next steps, Mr Wallace said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will: Mr Wallace also announced a public consultation over plans to waive the visa fee for service personnel from the Commonwealth and Nepal who choose to settle in the UK in order to honour their contribution. The adverts were aimed at young men - not families or men who were attached. We promised the victims of that genocide that we would be their voice, we would fight for them and we would tell their story and we use every skill we have to do that. I was right. Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. Historian Prof David Olusoga, whose TV company produced Unremembered, told BBC Breakfast that apologies were not enough and resources would need to be committed if the commission was serious about . The real stuff of human life love, childhood, vulnerability, intimacy, betrayal, acceptance and pain is revealed behind closed doors and drawn curtains. Read about our approach to external linking. DKC Public Relations:extralifeDKC@dkcnews.com, Duncan Singh, Helen Sage, Tristan Quinn, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg. Two people with the same disease. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. Decades of research confirms that PBSs premier childrens media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. David Olusoga: "It's another organisation that's had to be dragged into admitting its history.". She had no idea what was wrong with her, no one in her family had ever had it, she was tall but weighed about 5 stone and ate huge amounts of food and kids in the street would shout horrible abuse at her. 'The commission profoundly failed to live up to . Next door in a scruffy field is where their African comrades are buried - no names, just a general memorial. Mr Lammy added that work must be done to find their names in archives where that is possible, and to establish how local communities would like them to be commemorated. I am wondering who is treating her, it would be good to know that. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Our homes, the most acutely personal places in our lives, come to us secondhand, and invisibly link us to people we have never met, people to whom we have no association other than a single shared connection to place. Watch for yourself. Video, 00:01:00View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Surprisingly, though Alfred did not contest Anne's claims, the divorce did not go ahead and the proceedings were discontinued. It has now got to the point where some of the statements being made are so easily refutable, so verifiably and unquestionably false, that you have to presume that the people writing them know that. Sorry I thought I had checked first hey ho the joys of thyroid. Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Video, 00:00:42, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. I rather like slow ponderous programmes, Stephen Poliakoff plays being my ultimate fix which I expect you would find tedious beyond belief! I feel if we would only fund it better instead of always wanting a few pennies in tax cuts it could have a golden era again if we held dear to its original principles rather than allowing them to be muddied by those envisioning a carve up. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace apologises: "There can be no doubt prejudice played a part in some of the commission's decisions". Episode Four:Behaviorexamines the importance of public engagement during a health crisis, from the discovery that the simple act of handwashing could save lives in a 19th century Viennese maternity hospital, to facemasks and lockdowns used to combat the Spanish flu 100 years ago, along with what we are experiencing today. One woman was left alone in the Georgian terrace after her husband's unexpected death, while another tried to file for divorce at an incredibly difficult time. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. But John died not long after starting his new life on Falkner Street. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Tonight's episode focused on the relationships of the people who lived at the property. Too close and a little too real for comfort. I dont feel challenged in my right to be proud to be British a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol is toppled during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. He was born in Nigeria but arrived in the UK and grew up in Newcastle. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. When you hold in your hands an object created hundreds of years before your birth and feel the vague presence of the hands that held it in the past. The series will be accompanied by an extensive education outreach component in partnership with The Pulitzer Center, which will distribute resources to schools and colleges. Yet apologists for empire, in particular, like to dismiss him as a woke historian in an attempt to politicise his work or flatly deny the realities that he points out. There is no official register of historians. Video, 00:00:42, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. Nothing about this can be said to be truly revelatory. And I will be ruthless in fighting for them.. Im a woolyback originally but my scouse accent has dissipated away as I left Birkenhead when I was 18 - no work. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. "Underpinning all these decisions, however, were the entrenched prejudices, preconceptions and pervasive racism of contemporary imperial attitudes," it added. I dont feel challenged in my right to be proud to be British, he says. All old houses are haunted. Best-selling author Steven Johnson (The Ghost Map, HOW WE GOT TO NOW) and historian and broadcaster David Olusoga (CIVILIZATIONS, "Black & British: A Forgotten History") combine expertise to . Labour MP David Lammy, who was critical to bringing the matter to light, called it a "watershed moment". Although a number of disorders may result in hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease is a common cause. One of the residents was a Jewish woman who died of Graves disease in 19 century prior to effective treatment. But that figure could be as high as 350,000, it said. Lockdown hits nephew's 11,000-mile war grave trip. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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Melissa Porter ( hypothyroidism) claims that it was her illness that helped her to get the job of her dreams!!! The prime minister offered an "unreserved apology" over the findings of the review by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The war graves commission was founded with a remit to remember every individual who had died in World War One, regardless of rank, class, religion or race. She must have known that, sooner or later, the condition would kill her. 2023 BBC. Historian Prof David Olusoga, whose TV company produced Unremembered, told BBC Breakfast that apologies were not enough and resources would need to be committed if the commission was serious about restorative justice. But that upbeat note has begun to feel inaccurate an artefact of a more optimistic time. 2. I care deeply about people who were mistreated in the past David Olusoga in Bristol. A few days after reading the 1880s death certificate of Esther Lublin I found myself alone in my office, on the top floor of my house, reading old diaries, remembering how painful it had been. PBSs broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industrys most coveted award competitions. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission apologised after it found "pervasive racism" led to predominantly black and Asian service personnel not being formally remembered in the same way as white troops. The report said Mr Browne's response showed "what he may have considered foresight, but one that was explicitly framed by contemporary racial prejudice". He gives another example: I have been accused literally hundreds of times of ignoring the slavery suppression squadron that the Royal Navy created after 1807. Its task was to suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling the coast of west Africa. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. The lives of all of the people whose stories make up the links in that chain run through the house, because, for each of them, walking through that front door meant that they were home. Historian David Olusoga follows the residents in the house in Liverpool from the 1850s to the 1890s to illuminate changes in history as revealed by their lives. Ms Horton said the report was "sober" reading but gave the commission the ability - "now that we know the numbers and the areas to look" - to start the searches properly to "right the wrongs of the past". Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Best-selling author Steven Johnson (The Ghost Map, HOW WE GOT TO NOW) and historian and broadcaster David Olusoga (CIVILIZATIONS, Black & British: A Forgotten History) combine expertise to guide viewers across 300 years of medical innovation, and go behind the scenes of modern medicine to meet the unsung heroes who are tackling COVID-19 and other public health threats. David Olusoga on Commonwealth War Graves Commission apology. I declare a bit of a bias against some of the more air-headed end of Z-list slebs wondered why Lincoln didn't grow a moustache with his beard, eyebrows look ok tho'? You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. Doing this post was an an achievement with one of my Italian greyhounds deliberately trying to stop me typing, using body blocking, clawing and even sitting on top of the iPad, because he wants my full attention , I imagined seeing Graves' disease on it! So he calls himself a Geordie. 11:08 - Source: CNN. Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them. To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Anyhow I'm currently pretty good and I've laughed at the image of a lively Italian greyhound pouncing all over you. And I felt quite misunderstood by my then GP and work colleagues. And he said there were examples of officials employing an "overarching imperial ideology connected to racial and religious differences" in order to "divide the dead and treat them unequally in ways that were impossible in Europe". Lockdown hits nephew's 11,000-mile war grave trip. TSH110 It sounds as if you've had a really rough ride. EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER is a multiplatform collaboration. Video, 00:01:20WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other' Video, 00:00:36EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other', The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives. This adds to the evidence that thousands of black people were brought to Britain, enslaved as well as free. He has a simple response: that he has been trying to get a programme made about it for his entire career and it is finally happening. Episode Two:Medical Drugs focuses on the more recent medical inventions that combat illness directly, particularly antibiotics, and the development of antiviral drugs for HIV. EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER is a production of Nutopia for PBS. "Our shared duty is to honour and remember all those, wherever they lived and whatever their background, who laid down their lives for our freedoms at the moment of greatest peril," he said. A woman who seemed to have it all was forced to rent out her home after her husband died from cholera. Video, 00:01:14, Trumpeter heads to rooftop to remember dead, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Thousands of people who had lived legally in the UK for decades, often people who had arrived from the Caribbean as children, were suddenly targeted for deportation. Now more than ever, we need powerful storytelling that captures and explains the achievements in public health and medicine over the past few centuries, said Johnson. 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