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  • BBC Two

AIDS: The Unheard Tapes

  • 2022
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 4.2/10

Real stories, real voices. The AIDS crisis as never told before, by those who survived - and those who did not. Frank, intimate accounts from the heart of a devastating epidemic.

Latest: Series 1 · 2022

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Innovative series featuring interviews recorded at the height of the Aids crisis in 80s and 90s Britain, lip-synced by actors, telling the story of HIV and Aids in their own words.

  1. E1. Ignorance

    Jun 27, 2022 · 59m

    1982. In London, whispers begin of a mysterious ‘gay plague’. As men contract Aids in alarming numbers, the community rallies to protect others from infection.

  2. E2. The Aids Generation

    Jul 4, 2022 · 59m

    Amid rising rates of infection, the government educates the nation about Aids. Dedicated hospital wards provide a haven, but deaths continue increasing in the gay community.

  3. E3. Lazarus

    Jul 11, 2022 · 59m

    Hopes of a cure are raised and ruined, as Aids continues to decimate the gay community. Finally, a miracle may be on the horizon, leaving many to face an unexpected future.

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