Science: The Truth About HIV, 9pm, BBC1

More than 70 million people have been infected with HIV-related illnesses and about 35 million have died since the epidemic began. Chris van Tulleken (above left) reveals how the latest treatments mean that a diagnosis need not be a death sentence. He also looks at the importance of testing and considers whether HIV could ever be eradicated for ever. Van Tulleken also takes a trip to investigate the disease in South Africa.