40 Minutes (1981)
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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- 1 1. Alec the Pole1991-10-17 · 40mFor 47 years Alec Krawczynski has lived in Scotland. He is known as Alec the Pole. But his real name is not Krawczynski and he has never been to Poland. He came from the Ukraine an
- 2 2. Short, Sharp and Shocking1991-10-24 · 40m
- 3 3. Autogeddon1991-10-31 · 40m
- 4 4. Anyone for Tennis?1991-11-07 · 40m
- 5 5. Berlin Lights1991-11-14 · 40m
- 6 6. Torn Apart1991-11-21 · 40mA rape in the Irish village of Bray divides the community. Local man Gerry is sent to prison, separated from his wife Saundra and his children. But the rape victim is also isolated
- 7 7. Windermere's Burning1991-11-28 · 40m
- 8 8. Heads on Beds1991-12-12 · 40mDuring the property boom, big profits could be made buying and selling London hotels used by councils to house the homeless. Now property prices have dropped and councils are cutti
- 9 9. Boobs in Toyland1991-12-19 · 40m
- 10 10. When the Canaries Stop Singing1992-01-14 · 40m
- 11 11. Wild Men1992-01-21 · 40m
- 12 12. Charlotte and Abi1992-01-28 · 40m
- 13 13. Cowboys in the South Pacific1992-02-11 · 40mAn adventure story by international Emmy award-winning film-maker Nigel Evans. Into the jungles of a small Pacific island, Dr Danforth Artie Bookout leads his team of intrepid Texa
- 14 14. She Married a Lifer1992-02-18 · 40m
- 15 15. Miami Wild1992-02-25 · 40mCapturing escaped pythons, confiscating pet cougars or wrestling with exotic crocodiles - it's all in a day's work for Miami specialist police officer Lieutenant Kat Kelley. The lo
- 16 16. Elvis in Jarrow1992-03-03 · 40m
- 17 17. So Much to Lose1992-03-17 · 40mAt 34, 5ft 2ins tall and weighing 16 stone, Annette is desperate to lose weight. She has been told the only permanent solution is a stomach stapling operation. The surgeon says tha
- 18 18. Farewell, Fab 2081992-03-24 · 40mThe story of Radio Luxembourg, from its inception until 30 December 1991; the last day of broadcasting on 208 metres. Features interviews and appearances by many of its DJs
- 19 19. Soldier's Diary1992-03-31 · 40m
- 20 20. Get Out!1992-04-07 · 40m
- 21 21. Not at Their Age1992-04-14 · 40m
- 22 22. A Child for Hitler1992-04-21 · 40m
- 23 23. Dear Mr. Pink1992-04-28
- 24 24. Weather1992-05-09
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