Ask Anne
From the collection of
Ask Anne
- Belfast
- 1990-03-12
Ask Anne (Ask Anne)
Anne talks to a doctor and former patient about the AIDS epidemic, two years on from their initial conversation.
For World Health Day guests speak about fitness, back pain, and recovering from stroke. Simon who is HIV positive speaks about his experience of being treated differently and his efforts to raise awareness. The guests discuss if there has been much improvement since the beginning of the epidemic.
By the end of 1984, there had been 108 AIDS cases and 46 deaths in the UK. Monitoring of AIDS cases in Ireland began in 1985. From 1983 to 1999 there was a total of 695 cases of AIDS reported in Ireland.
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Ask Anne
Lifestyle show that covered all types of topics, from health and family matters to education and consumer advice.
Anne Hailes started her career with UTV right at the beginning. Joining just as the station began broadcasting in 1959. This was the start of a long media career that spanned decades and various broadcasters across the UK.
Ask Anne was created in collaboration with the producer Harry Adair. Its no-nonsense approach to consumer affairs and lifestyle advice made it one of UTV’s highest rated shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Topics covered in this collection range from fashion and food to anxiety and education. Have a look and gain an insight into what everyday concerns were on the minds of Northern Irish people of the time.
22 videos in this collection
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Anxiety
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European Common Market
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30 Years of UTV
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Vegetarian Cooking
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Pets
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Fashion
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Fashion and Design
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The Fur Trade
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The Eleven Plus Exam
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Employment Centres
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Breathing
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Belfast Fashion and Design Centre
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Fostering
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