40 Minutes
1981•5.5/10
Documentary
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40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. The documentaries could be on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes. Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 1, 1981
Last Aired
April 19, 1994
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Rough Justice
Air date: 1981-10-01
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
E2
Sister Genevieve
Air date: 1981-10-08
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
E3
Hijack
Air date: 1981-10-15
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
E4
Give Us the Vote
Air date: 1981-10-22
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
E5
Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Air date: 1981-10-29
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
E6
Marathon Man
Air date: 1981-11-05
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
E7
Rocky Circus
Air date: 1981-11-12
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
E8
Gorilla G Gorilla
Air date: 1981-11-19
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
E9
The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Air date: 1981-11-26
Hereford family educating children at home.
E10
Alison
Air date: 1981-12-03
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
E11
Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Air date: 1981-12-10
Backstage at the News of the World.
E12
Children's Parties
Air date: 1981-12-17
An anthology of various children's parties.
E13
The Great Cover-up
Air date: 1982-01-14
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
E14
Brighton or Bust
Air date: 1982-01-21
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
E15
The Last Resort
Air date: 1982-01-28
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
E16
The George Formby Story
Air date: 1982-02-04
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
E17
Burgled
Air date: 1982-02-11
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
E18
Bomber and Brendan
Air date: 1982-02-18
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
E19
Mutiny
Air date: 1982-02-25
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
E20
Saved in the Nick of Time
Air date: 1982-03-04
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
E21
Birth Reborn
Air date: 1982-03-11
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
E22
Hunt Saboteurs
Air date: 1982-03-18
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
E23
Heart Transplant
Air date: 1982-03-25
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
E24
Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
Air date: 1982-04-01
E25
Heart Transplant: 3
Air date: 1982-04-08
E26
Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
Air date: 1982-04-15
E27
Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
Air date: 1982-04-22
E28
Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
Air date: 1982-04-29
E29
Heart Transplant: 7
Air date: 1982-05-06
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