I experienced racism from teachers in ways that are shocking if I tell them to young people at school now, says Olusoga. By way of an excuse, and by chance, I spent four years living with the same disease. 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. Esther sadly died of Graves' disease aged just 44 and her former husband Edward left Liverpool for Denmark. To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. The report found that at least 116,000 casualties from WW1, most of whom were of African, Indian or Egyptian origin, "were not commemorated by name or possibly not commemorated at all". Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Video, 00:00:41, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. ? indicates questionable. David Adetayo Olusoga OBE (born January 1970 [1]) is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. 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 BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Video, 00:00:42Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. Houses live longer than people and the harsh fact is that we are just passing through. No list from which practitioners of the art can be struck off for professional misconduct. 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! The house, built in 1840, has been home to a cross-section of British society, warts and all. My experience is nothing so bad but before I was diagnosed I had a miserable time. My history is part of your history.. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. David Olusoga Why did it take our TV documentary to push the Commonwealth War Graves Commission into righting a wrong they had long known about? Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Historian David Olusoga told BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission was "another organisation that's had to be dragged into admitting its history. 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. Im really frightened about the extent to which people are able to entirely dehumanise people who they deem to be their enemies in this culture war.. The information has been collected from many internet sites. He said there were cases where the commission "deliberately overlooked evidence" that would have allowed it to find the names of the dead. 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. Role = a very simplistic why is she/he famous, Type = summary of disease type, sometimes does not make much sense, ? Did anyone read the symptoms on the death certificate? Funny to think of the house not being in town as it's right in the centre. Luckily they did manage to get it under control but she clearly continued to suffer with the consequences both emotional and physical. EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER will stream simultaneously with broadcast and be available on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video app, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV and Chromecast. I was sure he had a scar on his neck and must have had a thyroidectomy. It is not there as a place of greater safety.. 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. Because to live in an old house is to share your most intimate space with the dead. Video, 00:01:51Lockdown hits nephew's 11,000-mile war grave trip, I look after the grave of a soldier Ive never met Video, 00:01:57I look after the grave of a soldier Ive never met, Trumpeter heads to rooftop to remember dead. "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 . The rises and falls, the shifts in the fortunes of neighbourhoods and whole cities are here, tracing the often surprising journey one single house can take from an elegant dwelling in a fashionable . Melissa Porter ( hypothyroidism) claims that it was her illness that helped her to get the job of her dreams!!! A freeze frame would probably show all the info from a download of the programme. Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The commission, which was founded in 1917 as the Imperial War Graves Commission, said the events of a century ago were wrong then and were wrong now. Not by ghosts but by the lives of others. But they are what draws us to the archives and set us off on early morning trips across overgrown cemeteries. Houses live longer than people and the harsh fact is that we are just passing through. Read about our approach to external linking. I still suffer with awful anxiety and heart pains but feel hugely better. 2023 BBC. But John died not long after starting his new life on Falkner Street. You have to have a real tenure in the country to play your ancestors a recreation of the Empire Windrush at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012. lusoga was born in Lagos in 1970, to a white British mother and a Nigerian father, moving to his mothers home town, Gateshead, at an early age. ", David Matthews tells the story of his great-uncle who fought in World War One. 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. 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. 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 . History is just history. The tragedy happened behind the doors of 62 Falkner Street, Get the best property news and bargains with our House&Home newsletter. 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. 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. Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. And that must lead you to another assumption, which is that they know that this is not true, but they have decided that these national myths are so important to them and their political projects, or their sense of who they are, that they dont really care about the historical truths behind them. 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. All the best to you both! Read about our approach to external linking. Some troops were commemorated collectively or their names were recorded in registers, while their white counterparts had headstones. They span the social spectrum, from the well-to-do Victorian gentlemen to the families who huddled together in single rooms during the decades after the second world war when the house degenerated into a tenement slum. 6:05 to see if there are people out there with a history of eating disorders and thyroid problems? To view profiles and participate in discussions please. I struggle to think of a better phrase to describe this place. But he has always had a third identity. Video, 00:00:42, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. Endocrinology Some treatments include: Radioactive iodine therapy With this therapy, you take radioactive iodine (radioiodine) by mouth. Video, 00:01:00View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. 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