This History Extra podcast is sponsored by Guide Dogs. Training dogs to support people with sight loss

goes back almost 100 years when they were used to help German veterans in the First World War.

And it wasn't long before this life-changing idea caught on. In the UK today, the charity Guide Dogs

helps people with sight loss live the lives they choose.

As their new film proves, people with vision impairments are out there, just getting on

with life in the way they want.

Not a lot of people realise that there's so much more to guide dogs than the dogs themselves.

Of course, those furry life changes are incredible, but the charity also helps people with

sight loss in so many ways,

giving them the tools and confidence to fulfill their ambitions, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Because you don't just have to manage with sight loss, you can thrive with it.

Anyone can help by getting involved, by donating, volunteering or sponsoring a puppy.

Find out more about guide dogs' life-changing services or how you can support their incredible

work at guidedogs.org.uk.

Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC

History magazine. Burying the Dead has never been a simple matter, whether due to elaborate

grave goods, unique burial rituals, or public health concerns, burial places through history

have taken on a variety of unusual and intriguing forms.

Roger Lockhurst's new book, Graveyards, A History of Living with the Dead,

explores everything from the ancient tombs of the pharaohs and sky burials of Tibet

to the overflowing churchyards of 18th century Paris and preserved bodies of 20th century communists.

Ellie Corthorne spoke to him to find out more.

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