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.
Showing Season 1 of 14
Season 1
1981
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01. Rough Justice
1981-10-01
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
02. Sister Genevieve
1981-10-08
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
03. Hijack
1981-10-15
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
04. Give Us the Vote
1981-10-22
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
05. Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
1981-10-29
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
06. Marathon Man
1981-11-05
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
07. Rocky Circus
1981-11-12
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
08. Gorilla G Gorilla
1981-11-19
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
09. The Harrisons Don't Go to School
1981-11-26
Hereford family educating children at home.
10. Alison
1981-12-03
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
11. Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
1981-12-10
Backstage at the News of the World.
12. Children's Parties
1981-12-17
An anthology of various children's parties.
13. The Great Cover-up
1982-01-14
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
14. Brighton or Bust
1982-01-21
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
15. The Last Resort
1982-01-28
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
16. The George Formby Story
1982-02-04
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
17. Burgled
1982-02-11
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
18. Bomber and Brendan
1982-02-18
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
19. Mutiny
1982-02-25
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
20. Saved in the Nick of Time
1982-03-04
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
21. Birth Reborn
1982-03-11
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
22. Hunt Saboteurs
1982-03-18
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
23. Heart Transplant
1982-03-25
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
24. Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
1982-04-01
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25. Heart Transplant: 3
1982-04-08
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26. Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
1982-04-15
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27. Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
1982-04-22
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28. Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
1982-04-29
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29. Heart Transplant: 7
1982-05-06
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