40 Minutes (1981)
Synopsis
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.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Rough Justice
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
Sister Genevieve
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
Hijack
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
Give Us the Vote
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
Marathon Man
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
Rocky Circus
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
Gorilla G Gorilla
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Hereford family educating children at home.
Alison
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Backstage at the News of the World.
Children's Parties
An anthology of various children's parties.
The Great Cover-up
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
Brighton or Bust
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
The Last Resort
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
The George Formby Story
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
Burgled
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
Bomber and Brendan
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
Mutiny
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
Saved in the Nick of Time
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
Birth Reborn
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
Hunt Saboteurs
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
Heart Transplant
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
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Heart Transplant: 3
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Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
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Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
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Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
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Heart Transplant: 7
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Details
Original Title
40 Minutes
Status
Ended
Seasons
14
Episodes
322