My Crazy Media Life

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: 10.35AM Mon 12 January 2009

Only 16 years old, Carly has been living with a secret. For the past five years her secret was known only to a tight circle of close family members, doctors and nurses.

Like an estimated 1200 other young people in the UK, Carly has HIV. When she started her first serious relationship, a whispering campaign began in her home town. Under attack, Carly has decided to fight back and is telling the world about her HIV status.

Telling the World I'm HIV tells the story of a brave teenager as she tries to take control of her future.

    1. Series 1 Episode 1 Telling the World I'm HIV

      Only 16 years old, Carly has been living with a secret. For the past five years her secret was known only to a tight…

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    2. Series 1 Episode 2 My Brother, the Boy Who Went to War

      Documentary series focusing on exceptional teenagers that tell the stories of three teenage soldiers who went to fight…

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    3. Series 1 Episode 3 Not One of the Gang

      The documentary series focusing on exceptional teenagers follows 17-year-old Dexter, an ex con working to stop kids…

    4. Series 1 Episode 4 My Pit Bull and Me

      For the last 15 years the Dangerous Dogs Act has made it illegal to own or breed pit bulls but Liverpool's teens seem…

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    5. Series 1 Episode 5 The Making of a Teenage Glamour Model

      The documentary series focusing on exceptional teenagers follows 19-year-old student Haf, who posed as a topless model…

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