i was in place called tamacan where we built the bridge over the river kwai.lled tamacan where we built the bridge over the river kwai. we would be on these chanting, japanese up to ten. you would do that all the time then. wacked with malaria and dysentery, tropical ulcers and dying of cholera, two starving prisoners dragged themselves each day from the camps to under the burning sun. if they fight for a moment there would be guards, for many death was happy release. i had dirt, splinters from these in my leg. the scar started to break down. it would turn into a big ulcer. major arthur moon of the australian medics put me on a bamboo table and without anaesthetic he cut up my leg and he pulled out a great big tendon. and of course that saved my life. a man on the one next to me, he was covered with these ulcers, terrible he was. he was delirious and he was full of maggots. i remember him dying next to me. i can see the flies coming out of his mouth then. the whole length was built in the incredible time of only 14 months. every mile of the railway cost 400 hu

in fact if you had a rifle you would have shot the lot. over the river kwai.n these chanting, japanese up to ten. you would do that all the time then. the camps to under the burning sun. for many death was happy release. i had dirt, splinters from these in my leg. the scar started to break down. it would turn into a big ulcer. out a great big tendon. and of course that saved my life. ulcers, terrible he was. he was delirious and he was full of maggots. i remember him dying next to me. i can see the flies coming out of his mouth then. time of only 14 months. every mile of the railway cost 400 human lives. every fourth sleeper represents the death of a man. is nearly 100,000 dead. it was as simple as that. you would be free. for our final story we head to the soviet union in 1985. authorities brought down restrictions on the sale of alcohol. begun to fall apart. and so had the alcohol ban. witness talks to alexander sutko, a former communist advisor. worker and this was it. young, efficient and above all sober. but now there is another. other sleep and halfway t

i was at a place called tamakan, where we built the bridge over the river kwai.rt of thing. in fact, if you could've had a rifle, you'd have shot the lot. i was at a place called tamakan, where we built the bridge over the river kwai. we would be on these ropes, chanting, you know, ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, ku, juu — that was japanese up to ten. and you'd do that all the time, yeah. racked with malaria and dysentery, eaten away with tropical ulcers and dying of cholera, the starving prisoners drag themselves each day from the camps to slave under the burning sun. if they flagged for a moment, there were the guards. for many, death was a happy release. i have splinters from these shells in my leg and the scar started to break down and turn into a big ulcer. major arthur moon of the australian medics put me on a bamboo table and without anaesthetic, he cut up my leg and he pulled out a great big tendon. like that, you know? and, of course, that saved my life. but the men in there — the one next to me, he was covered with these ulcers. terrible, h

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, starvation and brutality as the japanese forced allied prisoners to build the bridge over the river kwaifternoon. rescuers in indonesia say at least 384 people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival are among those who are missing. the tsunami was caused by an earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.5, with palu the most seriously affected area. our correspondent, rebecca hensch—key is on the island and sent this report. ——henshke. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit. flattening houses close to the shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access road into the city. translation: the numbers are still unknown. authorities issued a tsunami warning immediately after the huge 7.7 magnitude quake hit. but residents did not have long to get to higher land. rescue workers are now struggling to reach the area as two access roads are blocked and the

, starvation and brutality as the japanese forced allied prisoners to build the bridge over the river kwai morning and welcome to bbc news. the conservative party conference opens this afternoon, and divisions are already evident amongst some of its biggest names. theresa may has accused critics of her chequers brexit plan of "playing politics" with britain's future. former foreign secretary boris johnson has continued his criticism of the strategy, branding parts of it as "preposterous" and "deranged". our assistant political editor norman smith joins us from birmingham where the conference is being held. things haven't even got started yet but it gives us some insight into what is ahead. but how serious is all of this for theresa may and her future as prime minister, as well as the future of the brexit plan?m future as prime minister, as well as the future of the brexit plan? it is life—threatening, it is that serious in terms of her political survival, why? because her future in terms of her political survival, why? because herfuture is now bound up why? because herfuture is now bound u

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