First transmitted in 1983, Horizon traces the spread of a newly identified disease, AIDS, across America. It asks if the seeds of a spreading epidemic had already reached London.
First transmitted in 1983, Horizon traces the spread of AIDS across America. AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - was only named in 1982, and was still largely unknown. This programme follows the search for a cause and cure, and asks whether the seeds of a spreading epidemic had already reached London.
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Discovering HIV/AIDS
Duration: 03:10
50 Years of Horizon Collection
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Paul Vaughan |
| Producer | Alec Nisbett |
| Editor | Stefan Ronowicz |
| Editor | Graham Massey |
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 Apr 1983 21:30±«Óãtv Two except East & South East
- Mon 2 Apr 1984 21:30±«Óãtv Two except East & South East
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