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. Mistress1983-10-30 · 40mInterviews with three mistresses.
- 2 2. Bodyline1983-11-08 · 40mThe M.C.C. Cricket tour of Australia in 1931 and the controversial tactics of the M.C.C. Captain Douglas Jardine.
- 3 3. Something for the Ladies1983-11-13 · 40mMr Universe, Bachelor of the Year and others competitions for men.
- 4 4. House of Love1983-11-20 · 40mThe religious cult of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
- 5 5. Innocent Until Proved Guilty1983-11-27 · 40mThe remand system in the UK and the lives of untried prisoners.
- 6 6. Jail Within a Jail1983-12-04 · 40mThe maximum security unit at Maidstone Prison.
- 7 7. Who's a Pretty Girl, Then?1983-12-11 · 40mFinding Miss Pears 1983.
- 8 8. Pranks1983-12-18 · 40mProfessional pranksters and singing telegrams.
- 9 9. 1984 Voices in a City1984-01-05 · 40mComparison between life in Orwell's novel and the reality of life in 1984.
- 10 10. Health Farm1984-01-12 · 40mA week at a health farm.
- 11 11. Swiss Finishing School1984-01-19 · 40mThree English girls at Institut Villa Pierrefeu in Switzerland.
- 12 12. Divorce: Unreasonable Behaviour1984-01-26 · 40mThe effect of a divorce on a couple and their children
- 13 13. Divorce: The Law... and After1984-02-02 · 40mHow parents' access to children of a broken marriage is determined.
- 14 14. The Mating Season1984-02-09 · 40mThe annual 'crack' at Lisdoonvarna in Ireland visited by a group of Chicagoan women in search of romance.
- 15 15. Skiffle1984-02-16 · 40mThe history of Skiffle and the development of 'home-made' music.
- 16 16. Pigeons: Queer Facts1984-02-23 · 40mAttitudes to pigeons.
- 17 17. Educating Michael1984-03-01 · 40mWorking class children in assisted places at public schools.
- 18 18. Delmelza's Baby1984-03-08 · 40mAttitudes in a small Cornish community to two lovers and their baby.
- 19 19. A Problem with Sex1984-03-15 · 40mThe work of the sex therapist.
- 20 20. The School on the Hill1984-03-22 · 40mLagan College in Belfast, a school planned for the integration of protestants and Roman Catholics.
- 21 21. Animal Antiques1984-03-29 · 40mRare breeds of farm animals.
- 22 22. Travelling Hopefully1984-04-05 · 40mProfessional political lobbyists.
- 23 23. Sun City1984-04-12 · 40mThe African Las Vegas.
- 24 24. Bertie and the Bomb1984-04-19 · 40mBertrand Russell and the founding of CND.
- 25 25. Oh Alien1984-04-26 · 40mHow the world would look to a being from another planet.
- 26 26. Boycott1984-05-03 · 40mThe career of cricketer Geoffrey Boycott.
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