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Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me

Gareth Thomas lifts the lid on living with HIV in a hard-hitting documentary. He seeks to come to terms with his condition, and tackles the stigmas, myths and misunderstandings surrounding HIV.

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas lifts the lid on living with HIV. In an emotional and hard-hitting documentary he finally goes public about his condition and reveals how hiding the truth about his health left him feeling depressed and contemplating taking his own life.

Now he is on a journey to change perceptions about HIV by raising awareness, fighting prejudice and taking on the biggest physical challenge of his career - running the world’s toughest Iron Man.

With the help of family, friends, medical experts and others with HIV, he sets about tackling the stigmas, myths and misunderstandings surrounding the condition. Modern medicine may have made the virus treatable and non-transmittable, but old ideas about HIV still persist and Gareth is on a mission to smash the stereotypes and show that 'he has HIV and it’s OK'.

60 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Oct 2019 23:25
BBC One Wales & Wales HD only

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Credits

Producer Sara Allen
Executive Producer Ian Durham

Broadcasts

  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 21:00
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 22:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 23:35
    BBC One Scotland, Northern Ireland, Scotland HD & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 4 Oct 2019 23:25
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only

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