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