Video, 00:00:41, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Next door in a scruffy field is where their African comrades are buried - no names, just a general memorial. But this is to fundamentally misunderstand what drives him and also why this history is important for black people. First published in 2016, and made into a TV series the same year, the book charts black British history from the first meeting between the people of Britain and the people of Africa during the Roman period, to the racism Olusoga encountered during his own childhood, via Britain's role in the slave trade and the scramble for Africa.It is a story that some of Olusoga's critics would prefer . He found it refreshing to see the UKs history of empire and colonialism acknowledged in last summers anti-racist placards, with one popular slogan stating The UK is not innocent. Esther sadly died of Graves' disease aged just 44 and her former husband Edward left Liverpool for Denmark. Olusoga was born in Lagos to a White mother and a Nigerian father - who, I hate to say nautrally, did a runner. David Olusoga: "It's another organisation that's had to be dragged into admitting its history.". Both survived and that side of the family had the good genes so were lucky. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Black Londoners dressed up as their ancestors for the opening ceremony, with long, baggy suits, holding their suitcases, says Olusoga. 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. Though of course I don't feel so alone on this website either! All old houses are haunted. Although a number of disorders may result in hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease is a common cause. Hidden that is very interesting - sorry the family house could not carry on but like DO said we are just transient and others go before us and will come after us in a dwelling place. 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. TSH110 Many thanks for the link to The Guardian. The professor and broadcaster discusses writing black Britishness back into history, the backlash this provokes and why hes so proud of his heritage, Historys purpose isnt to comfort us, says David Olusoga, although many in the UK seem to think it is. She fully comprehended all I was going through and my feelings of total isolation completely evaporated she really helped me come to terms with my illness and to appreciate how much more awful it can be for others mine was bad but as nothing compared to her terrible suffering also I had more idea of what was wrong because others in the family had suffered with thyroid disorders but as my mother and sister both had thyroid cancer and they were very slow to do any ultrasound on me to check me for it, that greatly added to how bad I felt with the additional and unnecessary worry. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. suprising to see a few athletes with graves, I'm finding walking up the road leaves me breathless.. The ups and downs you mention are strange indeed. Episode Three:Data looks at how the emergence of fact-based research, data mapping and analysis has improved public health. David, who returns to our screens in the BBC series A House Through . Lockdown hits nephew's 11,000-mile war grave trip. My Father and his sister had scarlet fever and they were both in isolation. 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 issue will also feature data visualizations and articles by historians and other science writers. 62 Falkner Street, the subject of the BBC documentary. Please share your story by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. 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. 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. Funny to think of the house not being in town as it's right in the centre. 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 . For her there were few options. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I started off with Graves. When he wrote his first book on the 1904-08 Namibian genocide, he went to mass graves where he saw bones sticking out of the ground. "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 . Some treatments include: Radioactive iodine therapy With this therapy, you take radioactive iodine (radioiodine) by mouth. Who is David Olusoga? I care about the names on slave ledgers, I care about the bones of people in Africa, in mass graves in the first world war and in riverbeds in Namibia. "The events of a century ago were wrong then and are wrong now," it said. 2023 BBC. Hostility to his work has grown since the Brexit vote, shooting up profoundly since last summer, he says, speaking over Zoom from his office in Bristol. Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Or having just walked up a staircase, holding the wooden banister that their hands once gripped. Despite having a difficult time in school Olusoga was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 14 there he developed a love of history from a favorite teacher and the television he watched. I have been surprised at my capacity to feel sympathy and empathy for people I only know from patchy evidence. Historians have to be nosy, they have to want to know what others experienced. It was rare for divorce papers to be filed at that time and was an extraordinarily difficult thing to do, with proceedings only able to be heard at the forbidding Central Criminal Court in London. The house selected is a Georgian-style terrace in what is now called the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool. Surprisingly, though Alfred did not contest Anne's claims, the divorce did not go ahead and the proceedings were discontinued. I care about them. "If you were taught a history that the first black person to put his foot on English soil was stepping off the Windrush in. 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. The company, which was founded in 2008 by Jane Root, former President of Discovery Channel US and Controller of BBC2, and co-founder of Wall to Wall TV, has become synonymous with creating high-quality, notable content for buyers that include Netflix, Disney+, CNN, National Geographic, BBC, PBS, HBO Max and A+E Networks. Joining thyroid uk has really helped me on a pretty harsh journey towards proper recovery I agree it really helps in not feeling alone with all the problems that can occur with ones thyroid going on the blink. all rights reserved. I still love it there and hope one day I will live there again - so good for cycling too. Interesting! Very interesting. Tonights episode was particularly interesting and pertinent as it brought home about thyroid disease being a death sentence before treatment became available, as the death certificate of Jewish woman who lived in the house revealed she died young of Graves disease. Presented by historian David Olusoga, the episode, which was a repeat, focused on a number of women attempting to overturn Victorian social norms. 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. The report concluded that the failure to properly commemorate the individuals was influenced by a scarcity of information, errors inherited from other organisations and the opinions of colonial administrators. I was sure he had a scar on his neck and must have had a thyroidectomy. "Whilst we can't change the past, we can make amends and take action," he said. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. It is not meant to be anything more you can go off and find much more information about the people elsewhere. 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. Unless of course with the many forms of hypothyroidism, some just do not sap your energy to that degree. But they are what draws us to the archives and set us off on early morning trips across overgrown cemeteries. It likely sparked fear for the wealthy residents of the impressive Georgian terraced house, as they knew they were not protected from the horrors of contagious disease and the boom and bust years of business. We all know that until the 20th century billions died of diseases for which cures now exist. For her there were few options. To pass judgment on anyone living or dead on the basis of a handful of letters and ledger entries is palpably unfair and arguably ridiculous, and yet, in this case, almost impossible to resist. I'm hypo now but it was a grim time before my Graves was diagnosed so I really feel for the lady. What was the role of British Empire soldiers in WW1? He is doing a great series using residents through time of a house in Liverpool to illuminate major changes in history through their lives - excellent viewing, as has been all his history programes I have seen. David Olusoga on Commonwealth War Graves Commission apology, War Graves Commission 'dragged into admitting its history' Video, 00:01:59, War Graves Commission 'dragged into admitting its history', Up Next. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. 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! EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER is a production of Nutopia for PBS. Im hoping the call of spring will gradually put me right again. Or when your boot turns over a piece of shrapnel on a first world war battlefield and you have to stop yourself speculating about what that muddy chunk of steel might have done to flesh and bone. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. If you have been told a version of your history and that is part of your identity, its very difficult when people like me come along and say: There are these chapters [that you need to know about]. People feel wrongly in my view that their history is being undermined by my history. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. My history is part of your history.. 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. Presenter David revealed residents weren't aware the disease was being transmitted through drinking water. Im really frightened about the future of this country, and frightened about people using forces of race and racism for electoral reasons and not being cognisant about how difficult it is to control those forces after elections have been counted, says Olusoga. 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