Don't Die of Ignorance is a History Documentary programme.

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Don't Die of Ignorance: The Beginning

Series 1, episode 1

Documentary exploring the emergence of HIV/Aids through the stories of those who were on the front line, including gay men, doctors, nurses, politicians and activists. In the first edition, Peter Staley recalls moving to New York in 1983 to take up a job on Wall Street and first hearing about a new `gay cancer" and the response among young gay men like himself