{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/09aacdbb-9951-4380-a70a-035d3012cfd1/6319debe2f2009001274baf0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"My Pride Playlist - Jonathan Blake","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba39351a8cbeb28a3cf2b9/1656422157996-2c43de7188a086df5f2f1c2384fc07f9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Steve Denyer is joined by HIV activist and one of the first people diagnosed with HIV in the UK, <strong><em>Jonathan Blake</em></strong>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jonathan shares the heart-breaking story of when he was diagnosed with HIV at a time when the virus was labelled a death sentence and what it was like to live with the virus throughout the height of the pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He explains how he became the inspiration for a character in the hit movie <strong><em>Pride</em></strong>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He also discusses how far we’ve come in the treatment of HIV and what’s still left to achieve.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Virgin Radio"}