AIDS conspiracy theories; comics
A cultural history of British comics plus AIDS conspiracy theories.
Thinking Allowed · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
British comics are full of iconic and transgressive characters from Dan Dare to Minnie the Minx. Laurie Taylor talks to professor James Chapman the author of a new book charting the cultural history of British comics. They are joined by the broadcaster Matthew Sweet.
Also, Professor Nicoli Nattrass explains why a disproportionate percentage of Black South Africans and African Americans subscribe to conspiracy theories about the origins of AIDS..
Producer: Jayne Egerton.