10 July 2014 Last updated at 10:16 BST When Siegfried Sassoon published his poem Atrocities in 1919 it was shocking in its description of British soldiers boasting about killing German prisoners. Related video / audio Thousands write to nameless soldier 9 J uly 2014 3:01 WW1 cartoonist work goes online 7 J uly 2014 1:58 Queen lays wreath at WW1 centenary 25 J une 2014 1:43 Village's WW1 soldiers honoured 25 J une 2014 3:56 Gateway to trenches town remembers 24 J une 2014 1:44 WW1 training trenches excavation 24 J une 2014 1:52 Most watched Al Gore on global 3:00 The best World Cup 1:54 Brazil's dilemma: 1:27 BBC News - Samuel West reads Sassoon's uncensored poemAtrocities http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28243999 1 of 3 7/12/2014 5:58 PM Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) Emai l But that version was heavily censored by publishers, with euphemisms such as 'How did you do them in?' replacing 'How did you kill them?', and other lines removed altogether. Actor and director Samuel West, appearing on the Today programme, reads the uncensored version of the poem, before British academic J ean Moorcroft Wilson explains why its publishers originally modified it. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday 10 July. Share this story About sharing Show More climate crisis 7 J uly 2014 memes 11 J uly 2014 Germany v Argentina 11 J uly 2014 What does the world think of Putin? 12 J uly 2014 1:52 Brazil fans prepare for playoff 12 J uly 2014 2:13 Revenge porn 'criminal sexual offence' 9 J uly 2014 0:46 Top stories Media unavailable Worl d UK Business Pol itics Health Science & Environment Technol ogy Entertainment BBC News - Samuel West reads Sassoon's uncensored poemAtrocities http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28243999 2 of 3 7/12/2014 5:58 PM Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/) BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. BBC News - Samuel West reads Sassoon's uncensored poemAtrocities http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28243999 3 of 3 7/12/2014 5:58 PM Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/)