Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
#4Docs #Channel4 #HIVAwareness
I spoke to 'It's a Sin' actor Nathaniel J Hall about the documentary he made to investigate the world of 'bug chasing, an extreme and controversial sexual fetish where people actively seek to contract HIV.
In the documentary Nathanial meets a 'chaser', a man who doesn't take PrEP - a medication which prevents HIV from getting into the body - in his quest to contract the virus. He also interviews another man, a so-called 'gifter' with a detectable viral load, who is happy to transmit the virus to willing recipients.
More than four decades since the first HIV diagnoses, the virus still has the potential to cause serious illness, so why do those within the 'bug chasing' community embrace it?
Click here to watch the documentary:
youtu.be/5cu03LOQS04?si=0EWX9-CsBZKhaCrG
In my interview Nathanial discusses the impact of making the documentary and we discuss the themes explored by it. I also open up about my own experience with chem sex.
Find him on Instagram and X @NathanielJHall
nathanieljhall.co.uk
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About #4Docs:
Channel 4 Documentaries; is the home of cutting-edge factual content, from the award-winning 24 Hours in A&E and Police Custody to provocative and powerful original true stories. Their True Crime series bring you mind-blowing tales of real crimes and unbelievable murder cases, and the investigative Untold and Dispatches delve into current affairs.
Join the detectives piecing together the clues and pursuing criminals at every corner, see stories of life, love, and loss unfold in some of Britain's busiest A&E departments, explore social injustice with Kathy Burke, and even more!
Visit their page:
youtube.com/@Channel4Documentaries?si=Ezb_UcQXMSNNr-2k
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This interview was produced for the HIV Hour.
The HIV Hour is a unique Community Radio Show run by volunteers who are HIV themselves. The show is for people living with or affected by HIV.
The HIV Hour is the UK's only FM radio programme & podcast about living a healthy, happy life with HIV.
Based in Brighton, it is broadcast twice monthly on RadioReverb a not-for-profit community radio station, broadcasting to Brighton and beyond on 97.2FM, on DAB+ and online.
Find the HIV Hour on Radio Reverb
radioreverb.com
Follow them on X
@HIV_hour
And on Facebook
The HIV Hour
facebook.com/hivhourreverb
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As one of their guest presenters and volunteers, I research and record interviews for inclusion on the HIV Hour.
I am Philip Dehany, an actor and activist originally from Middlesbrough but now live in London.
I have been a theatre blogger and YouTube presenter and produced That Stagey Blog for five years.
Having lived with HIV since 2016 I now also work as a volunteer and activist for several HIV charities including The Food Chain and Positively UK.
I am also a public speaker for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Check out my website
http://www.iamthat.uk
Follow me on
📸 Instagram
🐦 X
⏰ TikTok
📖 Facebook
@philipdehany
📧 Email
Philip@imthat.uk
#4Docs #Channel4 #HIVAwareness
I spoke to 'It's a Sin' actor Nathaniel J Hall about the documentary he made to investigate the world of 'bug chasing, an extreme and controversial sexual fetish where people actively seek to contract HIV.
In the documentary Nathanial meets a 'chaser', a man who doesn't take PrEP - a medication which prevents HIV from getting into the body - in his quest to contract the virus. He also interviews another man, a so-called 'gifter' with a detectable viral load, who is happy to transmit the virus to willing recipients.
More than four decades since the first HIV diagnoses, the virus still has the potential to cause serious illness, so why do those within the 'bug chasing' community embrace it?
Click here to watch the documentary:
youtu.be/5cu03LOQS04?si=0EWX9-CsBZKhaCrG
In my interview Nathanial discusses the impact of making the documentary and we discuss the themes explored by it. I also open up about my own experience with chem sex.
Find him on Instagram and X @NathanielJHall
nathanieljhall.co.uk
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About #4Docs:
Channel 4 Documentaries; is the home of cutting-edge factual content, from the award-winning 24 Hours in A&E and Police Custody to provocative and powerful original true stories. Their True Crime series bring you mind-blowing tales of real crimes and unbelievable murder cases, and the investigative Untold and Dispatches delve into current affairs.
Join the detectives piecing together the clues and pursuing criminals at every corner, see stories of life, love, and loss unfold in some of Britain's busiest A&E departments, explore social injustice with Kathy Burke, and even more!
Visit their page:
youtube.com/@Channel4Documentaries?si=Ezb_UcQXMSNNr-2k
-
This interview was produced for the HIV Hour.
The HIV Hour is a unique Community Radio Show run by volunteers who are HIV themselves. The show is for people living with or affected by HIV.
The HIV Hour is the UK's only FM radio programme & podcast about living a healthy, happy life with HIV.
Based in Brighton, it is broadcast twice monthly on RadioReverb a not-for-profit community radio station, broadcasting to Brighton and beyond on 97.2FM, on DAB+ and online.
Find the HIV Hour on Radio Reverb
radioreverb.com
Follow them on X
@HIV_hour
And on Facebook
The HIV Hour
facebook.com/hivhourreverb
-
As one of their guest presenters and volunteers, I research and record interviews for inclusion on the HIV Hour.
I am Philip Dehany, an actor and activist originally from Middlesbrough but now live in London.
I have been a theatre blogger and YouTube presenter and produced That Stagey Blog for five years.
Having lived with HIV since 2016 I now also work as a volunteer and activist for several HIV charities including The Food Chain and Positively UK.
I am also a public speaker for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Check out my website
http://www.iamthat.uk
Follow me on
🐦 X
⏰ TikTok
@philipdehany
Philip@imthat.uk
