A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today
BBC Radio WalesSam 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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Categories | Personal JournalsHistorySociety & Culture | ||||
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In the final episode of A Positive Life, Sam Smith explores the experiences of young people in the UK who were born with HIV, and looks at what's next in the ongoing fight to end the HIV epidemic.
When we think about people who have lived with HIV f... more
Sam Smith explores HIV stigma and misinformation in the Noughties, and how people from marginalised communities are still being left behind today, even as huge strides are made against the virus.
In the early 2010s, nearly three decades after the fi... more
Sam Smith explores the ways HIV affects women and child-bearing parents, and the ongoing fight to end gender inequality and stigma within the fight for greater AIDS awareness.
By the late 1990s, new, effective treatments had dramatically changed the... more
Sam Smith explores how the 1990s brought new, effective treatments for HIV that changed people's lives forever - and hears how peer support networks were a lifeline for women living with HIV in the era before these life saving treatments became avail... more
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Podcast Addict52 years agoS U- endearing, well-researched, essential
I work in the HIV sector in Canada and I loved this pod. Sam Smith in their voiceover era; the insights into the famous Trust’s eponymous Terrence Higgins; the episode on the blood scandal and the amazing M. Ward. Essential listening
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Canada3 years ago - We need more podcasts like this one!
I’ve literally binged the entire podcast today while at work, I’m just listening to the final minutes of the last episode with everyone wrapping up and I’ve got literal chills 🥺🥰 this was an amazingly informative and well produced podcast. We need our stories told, we need to know how history and the wonderful people who have shaped it.
Apple Podcasts5Pissedoff27
Australia3 years ago - Superb!
What an amazing podcast. So well put together and sensitively done. Sam Smith is fantastic and was the perfect choice. Thanks to everyone who contributed, I’ve learnt so much.
Apple Podcasts5gemma184
United Kingdom3 years ago - An important story
An important time in history, A brilliant podcast for information and education. Keep up the good work getting the message and info out there.
Apple Podcasts5Connie&VodkaUnited Kingdom3 years ago
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