Aired Monday June 27, 8:30pm - 9:30pmon BBC Two

Aids: The Unheard Tapes

Series 1 Episode 1: Ignorance

London, 1982. Thirteen years after the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, the largest gay club in Europe opens its doors, and Heaven is packed. Whispers begin to circulate of a mysterious new disease, a `gay cancer' from New York, and Terry Higgins becomes one of the first people in Britain to die from what will become known as an Aids-related disease. Revolutionary activists and doctors come together to discover what they can about this new virus.

Category
Documentary / Health
Original air date
2022-06-27
Cast and crew
  • Mark HendersonDirector