There’s a documentary out on Monday on BBC3 at 9pm called I Love Being… HIV+, in which “an HIV+ man uncovers the truth behind the story of Bugchasers, gay men who are trying to become infected with the virus”.

I feature in it, although I’m not sure how much. A story of mine (in Diary of a Man), about the so-called phenomenon of “bug chasers”, caught the eye of the director, Richard Pendry. So, I spent a pleasant afternoon in Clapham Common last summer talking to the reporter, Ricky Dyer, about life, death, the internet, and sexual fantasy. I have a good feeling about the programme, despite the fact that the subject is horribly easy to sensationalize. The reality is very complex and subtle, which is not, generally, television’s forté. But I got the sense that everyone involved was trying their best to tackle it with integrity and sensitivity.