Wow! Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Delivery charges may apply. But knowing the historical facts and the bleak statistics is very different to reading of Esther Lublins tragic life, our shared diagnosis, her name and age younger than I am now scrawled on to her death certificate by a busy doctor. By way of an excuse, and by chance, I spent four years living with the same disease. But there is a deeper issue at play. Picture is last one of Abraham Lincoln while alive. Because to live in an old house is to share your most intimate space with the dead. A House Through Time begins on BBC2 on 4 January, Studying the past of one terraced Liverpool home for BBC2s A House Through Time has brought Britains real history to life, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Please send a private message to helvella if you find anything wrong, or have suggestions of people to add include a link if you have one. This is a man I know only from a cache of damning official documents and incredibly a surviving portrait in oil paint. They went on to have a family together - with Anne raising the daughters of Alfred and his mistress following the mistress' death. The information has been collected from many internet sites. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Video, 00:01:14, Trumpeter heads to rooftop to remember dead, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. 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. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. The enmity I feel towards the trader in slave-produced cotton who lived in the house, and whose personal life was lived with as much callous disregard for others as his professional life, is real and involuntary. Photograph: Olumedia/The Guardian. As part of the commission's work to search for unnamed war dead and those who are potentially not commemorated, it will also look at those who died in World War Two, although it is not thought that inequalities seen in WW1 were as widespread then. Historian David Olusoga talks about why he's campaigning to get minority communities in the UK to take the vaccine and why that hesitancy exists in Britain and beyond. I live in Liverpool, so enjoyed that. In 2020, protesters in more than 260 British towns and cities took part in BLM protests, thought to be the most widespread anti-racist movement since the abolition of the slave trade. It also cited racist comments such as the governor of a British colony saying in 1923 that: "The average native would not understand or appreciate a headstone. I've got the opposite a furry, elderly border collie lying/sitting on my foot as we sit in front of the fire. He studied. Presented by historian David Olusoga, the episode, which was a repeat, focused on a number of women attempting to overturn Victorian social norms. Although a number of disorders may result in hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease is a common cause. "Underpinning all these decisions, however, were the entrenched prejudices, preconceptions and pervasive racism of contemporary imperial attitudes," it added. Tonight's episode focused on the relationships of the people who lived at the property. By way of an excuse, and by chance, I spent four years living with the same disease. I owe her hugely. History, to me, is all about those shiver-down-the-spine moments. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, The African soldiers dragged into Europe's war, Marking the memories of a million service personnel, 'I don't want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the science', Careers that are reducing our impact on the planet, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly car crash, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. Episode Three:Data looks at how the emergence of fact-based research, data mapping and analysis has improved public health. *A House Through Time aired on BBC2 on Saturday evening at 6.15pm, The documentary also tells the story of Esther, an 'extraordinary woman' with a connection to the house. Johnson is the best-selling author of 12 books, including The Ghost Map, one of the seminal books on epidemics. 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. Reading the grim details of a Victorian domestic violence case, while walking through the rooms in which those beatings and beratings took place, felt almost voyeuristic. I am having a a bit of a down after 3 years feeling really well on NDT not sure why I seem to be having a blip. An inquiry has found at least 116,000 mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One "were not commemorated by name or . The extremes of Liverpools story are reflected in the lives of the occupants of 62 Falkner Street. Historians love to talk about how we can get closer to the people of the past, but when it happens of its own volition the effects can be unnerving. I care about them. This is what he said in the Guardian: I discovered that one late-Victorian resident of the house had died of heart failure, caused by years living under the shadow of a thyroid condition known as Graves disease, I was astonished by how emotional rather than objective and professional was my response to her story. Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. grannydoug How civilised , hes fast asleep on the sofa unaware the rest of us - bar Big Jack greyhound who is also in the sitting room snoozing by the radiator - have gone to bed, 2 are under the duvet, one on top, and one is on the dog bed - all very cosy! mstp he had the actual death certificate and read from it the lady died of a heart attack as a complication of Graves disease and I remember seeing Graves written on it in perfect copperplate handwriting . 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. But it is all too easy to start caring about figures from the past if you find yourself reading the documents that record their lives while sitting in what was once their kitchen. "The events of a century ago were wrong then and are wrong now," it said. I think about them when I read the letters, when I look at their photographs and their faces. But John died not long after starting his new life on Falkner Street. Video, 00:01:20, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other' Video, 00:00:36, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other', The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives. Johnson and Olusoga shed light on scientific breakthroughs and reveal how collective efforts around the world can lead to extraordinary outcomes, including doubling the human lifespan in under a century. 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. He also said Commonwealth soldiers should not be "whitewashed" out of history books, while Mr Wallace said it was a "deep regret" that his own WW1 education had included "very little about the contribution from the Commonwealth countries and the wider at the time British Empire". He was dyslexic, but the school refused to get him tested until he did his GCSEs: It was the easier story to believe that this kid was stupid because all black kids are stupid. When he finally got his diagnosis and support thanks in large part to his mothers fierce determination Olusoga went to study history at the University of Liverpool, followed by a masters degree at Leicester. The version of history I was taught at school was largely one of great men and great deeds, a history that took place in palaces and battlefields. Who is David Olusoga? Episode One:Vaccinesexplores the history and use of vaccination, from early practices in Africa introduced to America during the slave trade and Thomas Jefferson's clinical trials, to the first anti-vax protests in the 19th century and COVID-19 today. Read about our approach to external linking. ll old houses are haunted. Houses live longer than people and the harsh fact is that we are just passing through. Endocrinology I have found myself marvelling at my capacity to feel genuine dislike for men who died over a century before my birth. Lockdown hits nephew's 11,000-mile war grave trip. One person had undiagnosed Graves disease complicated by terrible find the cause of her problems and improve her health so that she can enjoy life with her three Phantoms of the Mind, Radio 4 is well worth a listen. 2023 BBC. I still love it there and hope one day I will live there again - so good for cycling too. So many and as Carolyn said, a lot of politicians , particuarily. The UK and US based company is credited with creating the television genre known as the mega-doc, combining epic, motion picture-quality cinematography, action-driven content and prominent Hollywood actors to produce and star in the projects. 6:05 to see if there are people out there with a history of eating disorders and thyroid problems? At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. all rights reserved. I had both hypo and hyper symptoms and it was truly grim before I finally got a diagnosis having the final dump of thyroxine and going completely bonkers and then being plunged into eternal hypo - the cold was indescribably awful and I felt so bad death would have been a merciful release but I got treatment in the nick of time and pulled through. Mr Wallace expressed "deep regret" in the House of Commons, as he told MPs there was "no doubt" prejudice had played a part in what happened after WWI. Shadow justice secretary Mr Lammy told the BBC that while making the documentary in Kenya and Tanzania, he discovered mass graves in which Africans had been "dumped with no commemoration whatsoever". The house selected is a Georgian-style terrace in what is now called the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool. PBSs broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industrys most coveted award competitions. For her there were few options. One of the residents was a Jewish woman who died of Graves disease in 19 century prior to effective treatment. grannydoug interesting what you say, I used to feel so alone with my thyroid disorder when I was still very poorly but under the care of an endocrinologist and being optimised. Im perfectly comfortable in my identity. He was proud of being a black Nigerian of Yoruba heritage and was perfectly happy being part of his mothers white working-class geordie tradition. PBS, with more than 330 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. But they are what draws us to the archives and set us off on early morning trips across overgrown cemeteries. There is no official register of historians. David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. The other outrage is that the Commonwealth War Graves commission knew about this for years . 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. 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