08 1985 08 28 Where there's life ITV 

Dear Chris, Thank you for your kind comments. It’s really gratifying to me that this Archive can have the positive effect it has for you. So many people have died and each deserves to be remembered as do those who were also affected and left behind. It seems that you now have a more complete memory of your father and that is priceless. You are very welcome. Martin

Did he pass of AIDS? Or was it natural? And your mom never contracted it from him that is very good!

Yeah, she could make Sue Ellen Ewing look Sincere!! Bloody awful she was at times!! she was wringin' the "Tragedy" diddie Dry! thats for sure! I wonder what happened to that poor lady? I wonder did she live long enough to get treatment that could extend her life? I hope she was loved and happy what ever happened i really hope so.

You're very welcome.

Exactly the same for me. Incredible programme. Groundbreaking really. Dr Miriam is Incredible.

Exactly the same here I remembered it was presented by Miriam and a man with a beard

Oxygene, which can also be heard in the amusement arcades today! - There's some sort of amusement that i've not tracked down yet that seems to play several seconds of the track, maybe one of the crane/toy grabbers. I wonder if they got the license from Mr Jarre to use it hmmmm

@@matskieden511 put it this way i would'nt be pleased if miriam was my gp, she is strange to say the least! And her faux falseness is not an attractive quality.

Many thanks for your memory & for your father's support.

@@aids_archive a little known fact , when the camera stopped rolling , Miriam and my Dad gave them all a hug and a kiss . Sadly not on camera, but did you notice her touching the lady from America . This was deliberate . It was way before Princess Diana , and headline news ! Again thank you for sharing 🙏 blessings sent your way 🙏

Glad you enjoyed it

Well, that's one response I guess!

Do you know who covered or remixed this version?

I think it's the added linn drum track that gives it punch depth dancyness and the funkier synth sequences it is a really good re recording for 1981 as this the same version of the tune used from september 81 when this started on itv. Iwonder who did this? Martin rushent lolll it has his feel a bit human league dare ish, i agree its funky good!!

This misconception still goes on and not just around HIV & AIDS. It's a sad comment on the state of our eduction system I'm afraid.

This was nearly 40yrs ago and there was limited knowledge about the virus, they used to say many people infected may never develop aids at a time with no arv's the medical scientists have excellent knowledge and treatments now

Doesn’t matter how she got it.

There has been and still is lots of talk about the 'innocent victims' and those that deserved to get it. We still get that around the Corona Virus and people who refuse vaccines. How quickly we forget our history. Life before vaccines: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0F3f0Fwr7Q4.html

Is she still alive? I hope so.

Small world! I’m a sheffielder and I liked this song and show’s theme back in the day… The world was a different place then

As I remember I was banned from two TV studios at the time although both programmes eventually went ahead - I had a false positive HTLV III test at the time that was later reversed. Here I am at 61 and pretty healthy as you can see from my opening video!

@@aids_archive The same thing happened in San Francisco where the staff wouldn’t mic up the ‘victims’ I’m sure youv'e read Norman Fowler’s book on the subject but I can never get over the thought of him telling Mrs Thatcher that a leaflet was going to every home in Britain telling people what anal sex was. They were far from perfect but Norman Fowler did tryhis best. I can’t help but feel his lack of knowledge about sexual mores and the prejudice in his party must have held him back. The real impact where I live was IV drug users. As an Aberdeen fan we used to taunt our Edinburgh rivals Hibs with the nastiest abuse during football matches. I probably went with the crowd. Shame on me. Awful.

We all live and, hopefully, learn. Let go of the shame - it serves no useful purpose.

@@aids_archive the next time i see a trans person shamed for being trans snd possibly hiv positive,, i'll try to think of what you said!

There is always a 'rationale' - the skill is to elicit the logic, understand it and then challenge it.

Oxygene by Jean Michelle jarre

@@grahamfunnell5590 thank you very much

It's a lackluster rendition of Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene 4 from the album Oxygene.

@@ianatkin542 No it is not a lack lustre version, in fact it is adtually very Very good!! The linn drum gives it more punch.

That was Amy Sloan. She died in January 1987.