40 Minutes S08E16 · Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge

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The story of Hill House School and its unique headmaster, Colonel Stuart Townend.

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1. 1 1. Dolebusters1988-10-20The East Kent Dole Fraud team cracking down on "fiddlers and scroungers".
2. 2 2. I Want to Live1988-10-27 · 40mKate Matthews extraordinary fight against cancer to survive, after learning that she has just 12 weeks to live.
3. 3 3. The Gypsies Are Coming1988-11-03 · 40mThe impact of 2,500 gypsies and travellers on the sleepy market town of Appleby in Cumbria, which each June the travellers invade for the annual horse fair.
4. 4 4. Desirable Dwellings1988-11-10 · 40mLucinda Lambton has photographed houses for 27 years. She conducts a personal and enthusiastic tour around her favourites - some of Britain's oddest, most individual and delightful
5. 5 5. A Policewoman's Lot1988-11-17 · 40mOut on patrol with the policewomen of the West Midlands Force, revealing the change in their role since the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act.
6. 6 6. Making the Grade1988-11-24 · 40mThe inside story of the examinations of the Royal School of Music, following four musicians and their examiner through their rehearsals and preparation, and into the exam. room its
7. 7 7. Greenfinches1988-12-01 · 40mThree soldiers - all members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, all in the-front line of Northern Ireland's tense security troubles - and all three are women.
8. 8 8. Jam Today1988-12-08 · 40mHighlighting the desperation that debt can bring to people's lives.
9. 9 9. To Have and to Hold1989-01-05 · 40mThree women who have had to face the break-up of long and seemingly happy marriages, and to being single once again.
10. 10 10. The Day I Met the Queen1989-01-12 · 40mMemorable meetings between subjects and their monarch - revealing the special place the Queen holds in the hearts of her subjects.
11. 11 11. The Kingdom of Fun1989-01-19 · 40mThe largest leisure and shopping complex in Europe, the Metro Centre in Tynemouth, and its creator John Hall.
12. 12 12. Our Darren1989-01-26 · 40mDarren Lillywhite was 17, mischievous and high-spirited. He and his mates were a lively lot, always getting into scrapes around the village of Cranleigh, where they grew up. Darren
13. 13 13. Jealousy1989-02-02 · 40mThe effects of jealousy on three victims.
14. 14 14. Cairo Vets1989-02-09 · 40mThe Brooke Hospital for Animals in Cairo aims to provide the best veterinary care for the poorest section of the community.
15. 15 15. I Like the Girls Who Do1989-02-16 · 40mCelebrates the cartoonist Gerald Scarfe's hero, music-hall comedian Max Millar.
16. 16 16. Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge1989-02-23 · 40mThe story of Hill House School and its unique headmaster, Colonel Stuart Townend.
17. 17 17. Ghost Train1989-03-02 · 40mA journey by Intercity into the world of the supernatural. Do you believe in ghosts? Helen McCormick does. She found an ancient crucifix in her cellar - and then saw a medieval mon
18. 18 18. Raging Belles1989-03-09 · 40mThe two top women's wrestlers in Britain fight for the most coveted prize, The British Ladies' Championship Belt
19. 19 19. By Steam to Sennar Junction1989-03-16 · 40mA dedicated engineer and tough businessman goes from South Wales to the Sudan to rehabilitate Sudan's decaying railways.
20. 20 20. Wedding at Easington1989-03-23 · 40mOne in six in the old coal-mining district of Easington is out of work. Tom and Dawn are both unemployed and it is their wedding day. What does the future hold for them?
21. 21 21. Violent1989-03-30 · 40mApparently unprovoked and irrational acts of violence. Why do they happen? What are the effects on the victims?
22. 22 22. Catwalk1989-04-06 · 40mIt's said that 2,000 dogs and 4,000 cats are destroyed in Britain every day. Celia Hammond was a top fashion model. Now she's so furious about the destruction of healthy animals th
23. 23 23. Two Sides of a Street1989-04-20 · 40mA real life soap opera is unfolding in Cardross Street, West London. A Royal Ballet star, a man who owns a share in a race horse, and a peer's daughter now live side by side with o
24. 24 24. Inside Broadmoor1989-04-27 · 40mThe famous high-security hospital and a new therapeutic regime.
25. 25 25. Laid Off1989-05-04 · 40mFollowing two people, one in the North and one in the South of England, from the time they are made redundant through three months of job-hunting.
26. 26 26. London Lighthouse1989-05-11 · 40mAn insight into the first few months of Britain's first purpose-built AIDS hospice. London Lighthouse is an experiment. The building is striking. The approach to nursing is radical
27. 27 27. Who'll Win Jeanette?1989-05-18 · 40mA young American travels from Tampa to Vermont, inspecting the parents who want to adopt her unborn child - and finally makes her choice.