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