40 Minutes
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.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Rough Justice
01-10-198140 minPortrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
- Ep 2
2.Sister Genevieve
08-10-198140 minPortrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
- Ep 3
3.Hijack
15-10-198140 minStory of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
- Ep 4
4.Give Us the Vote
22-10-198140 minTest case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
- Ep 5
5.Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
29-10-198140 minLife style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
- Ep 6
6.Marathon Man
05-11-198140 minAttempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
- Ep 7
7.Rocky Circus
12-11-198140 minGary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
- Ep 8
8.Gorilla G Gorilla
19-11-198140 minGorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
- Ep 9
9.The Harrisons Don't Go to School
26-11-198140 minHereford family educating children at home.
- Ep 10
10.Alison
03-12-198140 minSpastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
- Ep 11
11.Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
10-12-1981Backstage at the News of the World.
- Ep 12
12.Children's Parties
17-12-198140 minAn anthology of various children's parties.
- Ep 13
13.The Great Cover-up
14-01-198240 minThe bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
- Ep 14
14.Brighton or Bust
21-01-198240 minThe London to Brighton vintage car rally.
- Ep 15
15.The Last Resort
28-01-198240 minGlenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
- Ep 16
16.The George Formby Story
04-02-198240 minBiopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
- Ep 17
17.Burgled
11-02-198240 minBurglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
- Ep 18
18.Bomber and Brendan
18-02-198240 minSheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
- Ep 19
19.Mutiny
25-02-198240 min1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
- Ep 20
20.Saved in the Nick of Time
04-03-198240 minArtefacts saved from demolished buildings.
- Ep 21
21.Birth Reborn
11-03-198240 minMichel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
- Ep 22
22.Hunt Saboteurs
18-03-198240 minCameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
- Ep 23
23.Heart Transplant
25-03-198240 minMagdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
- Ep 24
24.Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
01-04-198240 min - Ep 25
25.Heart Transplant: 3
08-04-198240 min - Ep 26
26.Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
15-04-198240 min - Ep 27
27.Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
22-04-198240 min - Ep 28
28.Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
29-04-198240 min - Ep 29
29.Heart Transplant: 7
06-05-198240 min
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