tolkein and c.s. lewis did keep it there spiritual quest into the mechanized slaughter of the western front to shape their own literary imagination with some hot it would of the most influential books now raised among the classics the epic tales involving the sorrows sanofi triumphs would never had bed prison. listen to winston churchill the greater the general was of the demands manslaughter by the time the armistice was ted nguyen dead on average there were 6,046 men killed every day of the war every day that lasted 12005 ended 66 days they may easily have been with the british experiment -- under fire on the western front one of the fiercest concentrations of killing in the history of human conflict. one has is personally comes under the shadow of war to feel the full oppression and it now seems forgotten 1914 was no less hideous of inexperience and 1939 but by 1918 all of my close friends were dead. and then to send immediately to the front and a 19 year-old son? happy birthday the experience of six mon

. >> reporter: here in oxford being a city famed for children's authors like c.s. lewis carroll. a meet phil earl a story teller whose own experiences of being read to as i child helped launch his career. >> i was lucky, i was i was surrounded by stories certainly maybe not always books but quite a strong sort of oral storytelling tradition in my family. a book spark might imagination my dad would sit me on my knee and make up forker stories and for me that was incredibly power. >> reporter: in i a world of distracting technologies and busy schedules the book at bed hype time may stlienl a throw back for a bygone era. >> what is that. >> reporter: but with children who are regularly read to by their parents enjoying a 12-month head start on their classmates the traditional bedtime story may be more crucial than ever. >> it was some in way dangerous and powerful. >> reporter: neave barker al jazerra, london. >>> much more news on our website, aljazerra.com. >> this week on "talk to aljazeera": chocolate expert angus kennedy. >> so my whole life has been rescued, literally

. >> here at oxford a city famed for children's authors like c.s. lewisroll, i meet phil earl a story teller who's experiences of being read to as a child have helped launch his career. >> i was lucky. i was surrounded by stories, certainly, maybe not always books but there was quite an aura of story telling condition in my family. >> it sparked my imagination. my dad would sit me on his knee. do you know what i mean? for me that was incredibly powerful. >> hisin a world of distracting technologies and busy schedules, the book at bedtime may seem like a throwback to a bygone era but with children who are regularly read to by their their parents enjoying a 12-month head start on their classmates a traditional bedtime story may be more crucial than ever. >> it was in some ways dangerous. >> al jazeera, london. >> time for sport now. thanks very much. former fifa vice president jeffrey webb has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges. he was released on a $10 million bond in a court in new york after being indicted in the united states earlier this week. fifa

. >> here in oxford a city famed for children's authors like c.s lewis and lewis carol, i meet phil earlry teller who's person's of being road to as a child launched his career. >> i was lucky. i was surrounded by stories, certainly. maybe not always books but there was a story telling tradition in my family. it sparked my imagination. my dad would sit me on his knee and make up stories. for me, that was incredibly powerful. >> in a world of distracting technologies and busy schedules, the book at bedtime may seem like a throwback to a bygone era. >> what is that? >> but with children or were regularly read to by their parents enjoying a 12-month head start on their classmates, the traditional bedtime story may be more crucial than ever. >> it was in some way dangerous and powerful. >> neave barca, al jazeera, london. >> stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news for you right at the top of the hour. ♪ >>> iran's supreme leader accuses the u.s. of arrogance and says there are still vast differences between the two countries. >> you are watching al jazeera comi

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