40 Minutes S07E13 · Thames Wallah

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A specialist with the Thames Water Authority attempts to clean up the Ganges.

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1. 1 1. Terror1987-11-05 · 40mHow three people's lives were permanently affected by the TWA plane hi-jack.
2. 2 2. Girls Apart1987-11-12 · 40mTwo South African school-girls, one black, one white - their contrasting attitudes and lives.
3. 3 3. Love at First Sight1987-11-19 · 40mFive couples describe what happened when they first met - and the long-term consequences.
4. 4 4. Poor Man's Eton1987-11-26 · 40mThe only inner London Education Authority boarding school, in a Suffolk country house.
5. 5 5. East Side Story1987-12-03 · 40mTwo contrasting 26-year-olds in London's newly-developing Docklands.
6. 6 6. The Case of Sherlock Holmes1987-12-10 · 40mTim Piggot-Smith investigates the famous sleuth of 221b Baker Street.
7. 7 7. Party Time1987-12-17 · 40mSeven entertaining parties.
8. 8 8. Catch a Fallen Star1987-12-23 · 40mA portrait of the once-famous British singer, dancer and film star, Jesse Matthews.
9. 9 9. Convictions1988-01-07 · 40m
10. 10 10. If You Love Him, Let Him Go1988-01-14 · 40mDilemmas faced by parents of mentally handicapped offspring who reach childhood and independence.
11. 11 11. Jackpot1988-01-21 · 40mThree young adults addicted to gambling on fruit machines, with disastrous results.
12. 12 12. Scarfe's Follies1988-01-28 · 40mScarfe's Follies with Bob Geldof, Jane Asher, Terry Jones, Ian McKellen, Robin Bailey, Julian Glover, Marcia Warren, John Bird, John Challis, John Watts, Nellie the elephant and Iv
13. 13 13. Thames Wallah1988-02-04 · 40mA specialist with the Thames Water Authority attempts to clean up the Ganges.
14. 14 14. Changing Places1988-02-11 · 40mTen pupils from an independent public school (Rugby) and a state comprehensive school (Ruffwood) exchange places and lives.
15. 15 15. Diary of a Frontliner1988-02-18 · 40mA self-operated video camera was set up in Peter Tilson's home to record a personal diary in his battle with AIDS.
16. 16 16. Annie Doesn't Work Here Any More1988-02-25 · 40mAnnie, a nurse from Manchester, leaves the NHS to set up a new life as a nurse in Los Angeles.
17. 17 17. The Great North Road1988-03-03 · 40mLucinda Lambton travels along the Great North Road, the backbone of Britain that links London to Edinburgh, discovering many weird and wonderful delights en route.
18. 18 18. I, Alison...1988-03-10 · 40mThe story of a remarkable young woman. It's Alison French's wedding day. She's 24 - vivacious, candid, attractive, with a warm smile and a lively sense of humour. Alison, professio
19. 19 19. Children of the Open Road1988-03-17 · 40mCatrine Clay presents the disturbing story of gypsy children abducted from their parents in clean and ordered Switzerland.
20. 20 20. Five Go to Florida1988-03-24 · 40mPerhaps the last holiday for a group of children, some of whom are gravely ill. They fulfil their dream of visiting Disney World.
21. 21 21. Who Will Love Billy?1988-04-07 · 40mA 13-year-old boy hopes to be adopted by Dave, a single man of 42 - but things go wrong.
22. 22 22. Who Needs a Machine Gunner?1988-04-14 · 40mLong-term unemployment in rural Herefordshire.
23. 23 23. Women in Black1988-04-21 · 40mThree widows at different stages of their recovery.
24. 24 24. My African Farm1988-04-28 · 40mAn old white woman colonial settler staying on in up-country Kenya.
25. 25 25. Separate Tables1988-05-05 · 40mAn old-fashioned sea-side hotel, with many retired residents, is to be refurbished. The residents must go.
26. 26 26. Waiting1988-05-12 · 40mTwo people are waiting on an NHS hospital waiting list - one for a minor operation, the other for a major one.
27. 27 27. Mixed Blessings1988-05-19 · 40mThe story of a mix-up in a Nottingham nursing-home. Margaret Wheeler and Blanche Rylatt each gave birth to a baby girl on the same day. Margaret is convinced that she was given the