in the space of a few yards, we have wilfred 0wen the space of a few yards, we have wilfred owen andt, all these other images, it gives you a sense of the scale of loss in the first world war. yeah, it isjust remarkable for us to be here and remember those who gave their lives so remember those who gave their lives so that we can live the way we do today. what will you be doing at 11 o'clock? will you be? what will you be remembering? remembering all of those who gave their lives and remembering the complex happening still in the world today. angie, george, katie, thank you. wilfred 0wen over here, just one of 32 faces all around the beaches of great britain created as representative of those who died in the first world war, there are airmen, sailors, pilots, munition workers, nurses, all people who have taken part in the first world war and given the ultimate sacrifice. 0n the first world war and given the ultimate sacrifice. on a beach in scotland, in ayr, and etching of a man called walter tull, the first... 0ne man called walter tull, the first... one of the first black footballe

wilfred 0wen was among them.what we now know as ptsd. the first world war, really, was the first time that people started to understand perhaps that you can develop a psychological injury in the same way you can develop as physical injury. and, for the first time, we started to understand that this is not about a character flaw ora this is not about a character flaw or a weakness, but about something that can happen to anybody, and even to the bravest of the brave. so the medics encouraged their patients to take part in ground—breaking talking therapy, and the so—called work cure. for 0wen, that meant writing. his doctor in courage is into right both essays and also poetry, and if you are comfortable things, doing work things, you would have someone and a sense of peace and rest at night and you would be able to recover. the job of the doctors here was, wilfred 0wen wrote, to make the officers dangerously well, to return them to the front. 0wen died seven days before the war ended, his family were told as the bel

wilfred 0wen was among them.o understand perhaps that you can develop a psychological injury in the same way you can develop as physical injury. and, for the first time, we started to understand that this is not about a character flaw or a weakness, but about something that can happen to anybody, and even to the bravest of the brave. so the medics encouraged their patients to take part in ground—breaking talking therapy, and the so—called work cure. for 0wen, that meant writing. his doctor encourates him to write both essays and also poetry, and if you are comfortable things, doing work things, you would have someone and a sense of peace and rest at night and you would be able to recover. the job of the doctors here was, wilfred 0wen wrote, "to make the officers dangerously well, to return them to the front". 0wen died seven days before the war ended, his family were told as the bells marking the armistice rang out. his poems, an epitaph of the horror of war. my friend, you would not tell with such high zest. to

for wilfred 0wen, a shoreline of embarkation this morning became a canvas of commemoration.d by the film director danny boyle, who says the face is a metaphorfor tragedy. it's wonderful that there are permanent structures that will outlive and outlast us, but i thought it was a good way to reflect on our own time here. you know, which is temporary, really. as the tide ebbed away, artists crafted the contours of the face. hundreds of people took in the imagery, the symbolism. and reflected on loss and sacrifice. it feels very much like he is here and he is alive and he is, as you say, representing so many people, really special. really special. the stares of other beaches stared out too. at murlough in county down, john mccance, who died at passchendaele. in fife, doctor... who helped heal injured soldiers. by mid—morning, the impatient tides returned to roll in over the faces like tears of a lost generation. the masked by the waves but injury in our memory. —— in duncan kennedy, bbc news, in folkestone. the tradition here at the cenotaph in london is big ben‘s dale steyn. ..

wilfred 0wen has been etched in a beach on the south.oyle. as the tide swept in on folkestone beach he spoke about the project and the significance of the beaches. we just do it with garden ra kes. beaches. we just do it with garden rakes. it is incredible, they take all these patterns and scrub the sound. you get these beautiful images, there is one in scotland which is absolutely beautiful, one of the first black officers to serve in the army so we have tried to do 30 beaches in britain and it is going on still with some beaches where the tide has not come in. it is trying to personalise through reconnection through individual stories and through the imperial war museum so that you get back in touch with the individuals involved and sometimes they are very significant. wilfred 0wen is a very significant presence in our history and certainly in terms of the speech where he left from to serve in france. what if you be ideal? such an original idea. what gave you the idea? i have seen sand sculptures but i've never seen this kind of trying

wilfred 0wen used his verses to express anger at the slaughter. he was trying to scream at the world, i think, to say, "for goodness' sake, let's stop this!" he wasn't a pacifist, but it's madness, isn't it? robert hall, bbc news, northern france. and robert is at the saint symphorien cemetery in mons in belgium for us this morning, where theresa may laid a wreath yesterday. it is hugely important notjust for those big events but it is all about individuals, families, groups and friends as well, all over europe and all over the uk communities are arranging their ceremonies, putting together the final details. back over here in belgium you heard liz suite in that report from the commonwealth war graves commission, the director—general of the commission is here now. this is a busy time have you seen over the four years things beginning to change? have we seen a change in the patterns of people visiting? absolutely, at the beginning people came for battlefield anniversaries, people already knew and understood what is going on. in the course of the fo

wilfred 0wen used his verses to express anger at the slaughter. he was trying to scream at the world, i think, to say, "for goodness‘ sake, let's stop this!" he wasn't a pacifist, but it's madness, isn't it? robert hall, bbc news, northern france. we'll talk to the author sir michael mirpurgo about we'll talk to the author sir michael mirpur go about his tribute to the armistice and henryjust after 9am. at least nine people have been killed and more than 150,000 have been forced to leave their homes as two wildfires continue to burn out of control in california. five of those killed were found in their cars in butte county, where the town of paradise has been devastated by the flames. further south, the city of thousand oaks, where a mass shooting claimed the lives of 12 people on wednesday, is also at risk. correspondent james cook sent this report. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. it was a desperate dash for survival. pursued by a wildfire devouring the equivalent of 80 football pitches a minute. paradise sits on a rid

for wilfred 0wen, a shoreline for embarkation this morning became a canvas of commemoration. the film director danny boyle, who says the face is a metaphorfor tragedy. look, it's wonderful that there are permanent structures that will outlive us and outlast us. but i thought it was a good way to reflect on our own, um...time here, you know, which is temporary, really. as the tide ebbed away, artists crafted the contours of the face. hundreds of people took in the imagery, the symbolism, and reflected on loss and sacrifice. feels very much like he's here and he's alive, and he is, as you say, representing so many people. really special, really special. the stares of the fallen gazed out from 31 other beaches, too. at moray in scotland, captain charles sorley — dead at 20. in northumberland, private william jonas, who perished at the somme. archiejewell, here in cornwall, survived the titanic, only to be killed by a german u—boat. in lincolnshire, lieutenant basil hicks died on the first day of the battle of loos. in fife, dr elsie inglis, who helped wounded french soldiers. wh

in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburghnam and anti—war sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. timed well, both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together, and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth, and that message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful democratising effect, for the men who fought it came home to demand a new place in society for the common citizen. we were promised lands for heroes to live in, and all that sort of thing, but when we came home we found nothing. there was no cheering, no singing. we were drained of all emotion, really. that's what it amounted to, you see. they started marching round the camp, singing out, "we want food, we want money!" the government was obviously very concerned about what would

in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and sigfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburghwar sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. it timed well both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military—political scene within the world at that time, and all of things have come colliding together and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth and that message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful democratising effect, for the men who fought it came home to demand a new place in society for the common citizen. we were promised lands for heroes to live in and all that sort of thing, but when we came home, we found nothing. there was no cheering, no singing. we were drained of all emotion, really. that's what it amounted to, you see. they started marching round the camp, singing out, "we want food. we want money." the government was obviously very concerned about what would happen when the guy

in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburghculture, vietnam and anti—war sentiment — that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. it's timed well both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth, and a message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful, democratising effect, for the men who fought it came home to demand a new place in society for the common citizen. we were promised land for heroes to live in and all that sort of thing. but when we came home, we found nothing. there was no cheering, no singing. we were drained of all emotion, really. that's what it amounted to, you see. they started marching around the camp singing out, "we want food! we want money! " the government was obviously very concerned ab

uk featuring images of people who lost their lives in the first world war, including the poet wilfred 0wen

in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburghlture, vietnam and anti—war sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. timed well, both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together, and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth, and a message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful democratising effect, for the men who fought it came home to demand a new place in society for the common citizen. we were promised lands for heroes to live in, and all that sort of thing, but when we came home we found nothing. there was no cheering, no singing. we were drained of all emotion, really. that's what it amounted to, you see. they started marching around the camp, singing out, "we want food, we want money! " the government was obviously very concerned about w