
In the early 1980s, AIDS emerged and quickly became an epidemic. Those responsible for public safety failed. People were kept in the dark, afraid to speak out. Ignorance, arrogance, politics and economics all lead to betrayal, to cover-up, to scandal. Unspeakable is told from the perspective of two families caught in a tragedy that gripped a nation, as well as the doctors, nurses, corporations and bureaucracy responsible.
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Air Date: 2019-01-09
In 1982, two families, the Sanders and the Landrys, are badly shaken when they learn that a mysterious deadly disease...
Air Date: 2019-01-16
With his son's life hanging in the balance, Will Sanders desperately fights to get those in charge of blood safety to...
Air Date: 2019-01-23
In 1985, Will Sanders questions why the Red Cross may still be distributing tainted blood when safe heat-treated prod...
Air Date: 2019-01-30
In 1987, hemophiliacs untouched by AIDS believe blood products are safe. But one company's heat-treating process prov...
Air Date: 2019-02-06
Over the early 90's, victims of tainted blood begin to come forward and pressure the government with lawsuits. With M...
Air Date: 2019-02-13
In 1994, Justice Horace Krever is appointed to lead an inquiry into the tainted blood scandal. Shocking revelations a...
Air Date: 2019-02-20
The supreme court rules in favor of Krever and his report finally comes out. It names many for wrongdoing and aims to...
Air Date: 2019-02-27
As the criminal trial falls apart, Ben considers taking matters into his own hands. Peter and Ryan both struggle with...