charles, thank you so much for talking to us, charles somervell made d—day vetera n, charles somervelle d—day veteran, a great privilege to talk to you, iam veteran, a great privilege to talk to you, i am afraid we have run out of time. —— charles somerville. now on bbc news, it's time for echoes of empire. in this programme the bbc‘s correspondents around the world, consider the legacy of imperialism as continuing controversy over the future of some public statues and protests by the black lives matter movement have shone a light on aspects of britain's imperial past. the british empire was the largest the world had ever known. at its height it ruled about 20% of the earth's population. but the legacy of that empire is now subject of passionate debate. issues of exploitation and brutality have come to the fore, thanks to the black lives matter protests. in bristol and the south west of england, the statue of the slave trader edward colston was torn down amid angry protests. clive myrie has been to bristol and reflects now on the struggle over memory. who owns history? who who dictates