A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today
By BBC Radio Wales
Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK over the last 40 years; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins, one of the first British people to die of an AIDS-related illness.
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8. Born this Way
Sam Smith explores the experiences of young people who were born with HIV. -
7. Some Things Stay The Same
Sam Smith explores HIV stigma and misinformation in the Noughties -
6. Baby Love
Sam Smith explores the ways HIV affects women and child-bearing parents -
5. Breakthrough
Sam Smith explores the 1990s: pioneering new treatments, and ongoing stigma -
4. Infected Blood
Sam Smith explores how haemophiliacs in the UK acquired HIV through their treatment -
An Epidemic Begins
Sam Smith explores how AIDS became headline news in the 80s, and the stigma that resulted -
See You On The Dance Floor
Sam Smith explores Terry Higgins' unique and unforgettable life - and tragic death -
A Boy From Wales
Sam Smith explores Terrence Higgins' early life as a young gay man in Wales -
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Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins.
