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The Boy in the Bubble

The Boy in the Bubble

How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest

The History Hour · BBC World Service

February 24, 201849m 58s

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Show Notes

How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder; plus "Ghana Must Go" - when 1 million Africans were expelled from Nigeria, battling the last major smallpox epidemic in India, reporting the Jimmy Swaggart scandal and the story behind the acclaimed novel "Infinite Jest" (Photo: David Vetter and his mother Carol-Ann Demaret Credit: Carol-Ann Demaret)