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A Big Disease with a Little Name Episodes

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    Omnibus 1

    12/12 Remembering the early years of the Aids epidemic, as told by those who lived through it.

  2. Omnibus 2

    11/12 Remembering the early years of the AIDS crisis, through the stories of people who lived it

  3. The End of HIV/AIDS?

    10/12 How close are we to eradicating epidemic levels of HIV - and do we need a cure to do so?

  4. The AIDS Denialists

    9/12 How conspiracy theories and denial had devastating consequences in the fight against AIDS

  5. The Atlanta Buyers Club

    8/12 Underground buyers clubs sold experimental AIDS drugs before regulators approved them.

  6. The AZT Price War

    7/12 In 1987 the drug AZT was seen as a breakthrough in fighting AIDS - but it was expensive.

  7. ACT UP Fights Back

    6/12 How ACT UP led the fight for the rights of those affected by HIV-AIDS in America

  8. Don't Die of Ignorance

    5/12 Norman Fowler recalls his time leading the British government's response to AIDS.

  9. The Doctor

    4/12 The story of the UK's first research into AIDS, which began in 1982.

  10. Ward 5B

    3/12 In 1983 the first ward dedicated to AIDS opened at the San Francisco General Hospital.

  11. The Decimation of a Scene

    2/12 AIDS hit London's gay scene hard in the 1980s but the community rallied to raise awareness

  12. The Beginning

    1/12 When the first cases of AIDS emerged in New York, gay men responded with fear and denial.