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Britain’s infected blood scandal, my quest for the truth

In the early 1980s Jason Evans' father was given a blood product called Factor 8 to treat his haemophilia, which infected him with HIV. He was one of thousands of people in the UK who were unwittingly infected with blood-borne viruses from blood products and infusions, despite the dangers being already known. Jason's father died when he was just four, and he spent most of his life campaigning for the truth about what happened. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Julian Siddle Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784

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  The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 2

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  The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 1

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  Never ever give up: how Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida

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  The hungry boy who devoted his life to muscle

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  Buddhist chants and Ibiza trance: A Spanish boy’s odyssey

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  The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 2

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  The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 1

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  The family hiding in the bush after leaking Russian secrets

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  'It's much easier for them to create a spy than catch a spy'

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  Dead Man Walking: The US nun who took on the death penalty

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  My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2

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  My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1

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  The man who finds water in the desert

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  Kill or be killed: a climber’s dilemma, part 2

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  Kill or be killed: A climber’s dilemma, part 1