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A Big Disease with a Little Name

Charting the early years of the AIDS crisis, as told by the people who lived through it, from patients to medical staff, activists and politicians.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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The Beginning
When the first cases of AIDS emerged in New York, gay men responded with fear and denial.
14 mins08 Jun 2020
The Decimation of a Scene
AIDS hit London's gay scene hard in the 1980s but the community rallied to raise awareness
14 mins09 Jun 2020
Ward 5B
In 1983 the first ward dedicated to AIDS opened at the San Francisco General Hospital.
14 mins10 Jun 2020
The Doctor
The story of the UK's first research into AIDS, which began in 1982.
14 mins11 Jun 2020
Don't Die of Ignorance
Norman Fowler recalls his time leading the British government's response to AIDS.
14 mins12 Jun 2020
ACT UP Fights Back
How ACT UP led the fight for the rights of those affected by HIV-AIDS in America
14 mins15 Jun 2020
The AZT Price War
In 1987 the drug AZT was seen as a breakthrough in fighting AIDS - but it was expensive.
14 mins16 Jun 2020
The Atlanta Buyers Club
Underground buyers clubs sold experimental AIDS drugs before regulators approved them.
14 mins17 Jun 2020
The AIDS Denialists
How conspiracy theories and denial had devastating consequences in the fight against AIDS
14 mins18 Jun 2020
The End of HIV/AIDS?
How close are we to eradicating epidemic levels of HIV - and do we need a cure to do so?
14 mins19 Jun 2020
Omnibus 2
Remembering the early years of the AIDS crisis, through the stories of people who lived it
57 mins19 Jun 2020
Omnibus 1
Remembering the early years of the Aids epidemic, as told by those who lived through it.
57 mins12 Jun 2020