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A Song for Christine

Tony Slowley 's sister died from sickle cell anaemia. He and another sister have the disease too. There are about 5,000 sufferers in Britain, mainly people of Afro-Caribbean descent. Tony Slowley 's film shows how the black communities of Bristol are striving against what they claim is ignorance, apathy, institutional racism and under-funding of the NHS.

English
  • Originally Aired June 17, 1991
  • Network BBC Two
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