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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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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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Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 1, 1981
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

242 hrs

323 episodes. About 35 weeks at an hour a night.

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40 Minutes (1981) · WatchGuide

SERIES

198114 Seasons6.4

Documentary

TMDB6.4

Votes5

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

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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E1 · Airs Oct 1, 1981 · 40m
Rough Justice
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
E2 · Airs Oct 8, 1981 · 40m
Sister Genevieve
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
E3 · Airs Oct 15, 1981 · 40m
Hijack
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
E4 · Airs Oct 22, 1981 · 40m
Give Us the Vote
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
E5 · Airs Oct 29, 1981 · 40m
Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
E6 · Airs Nov 5, 1981 · 40m
Marathon Man
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
E7 · Airs Nov 12, 1981 · 40m
Rocky Circus
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
E8 · Airs Nov 19, 1981 · 40m
Gorilla G Gorilla
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
E9 · Airs Nov 26, 1981 · 40m
The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Hereford family educating children at home.
E10 · Airs Dec 3, 1981 · 40m
Alison
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
E11 · Airs Dec 10, 1981
Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Backstage at the News of the World.
E12 · Airs Dec 17, 1981 · 40m
Children's Parties
An anthology of various children's parties.
E13 · Airs Jan 14, 1982 · 40m
The Great Cover-up
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
E14 · Airs Jan 21, 1982 · 40m
Brighton or Bust
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
E15 · Airs Jan 28, 1982 · 40m
The Last Resort
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
E16 · Airs Feb 4, 1982 · 40m
The George Formby Story
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
E17 · Airs Feb 11, 1982 · 40m
Burgled
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
E18 · Airs Feb 18, 1982 · 40m
Bomber and Brendan
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
E19 · Airs Feb 25, 1982 · 40m
Mutiny
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
E20 · Airs Mar 4, 1982 · 40m
Saved in the Nick of Time
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
E21 · Airs Mar 11, 1982 · 40m
Birth Reborn
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
E22 · Airs Mar 18, 1982 · 40m
Hunt Saboteurs
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
E23 · Airs Mar 25, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
E24 · Airs Apr 1, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
E25 · Airs Apr 8, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 3
E26 · Airs Apr 15, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
E27 · Airs Apr 22, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
E28 · Airs Apr 29, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
E29 · Airs May 6, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 7

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 1, 1981
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

242 hrs

323 episodes. About 35 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Oct 1, 1981 · 40m
Rough Justice
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
E2 · Airs Oct 8, 1981 · 40m
Sister Genevieve
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
E3 · Airs Oct 15, 1981 · 40m
Hijack
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
E4 · Airs Oct 22, 1981 · 40m
Give Us the Vote
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
E5 · Airs Oct 29, 1981 · 40m
Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
E6 · Airs Nov 5, 1981 · 40m
Marathon Man
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
E7 · Airs Nov 12, 1981 · 40m
Rocky Circus
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
E8 · Airs Nov 19, 1981 · 40m
Gorilla G Gorilla
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
E9 · Airs Nov 26, 1981 · 40m
The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Hereford family educating children at home.
E10 · Airs Dec 3, 1981 · 40m
Alison
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
E11 · Airs Dec 10, 1981
Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Backstage at the News of the World.
E12 · Airs Dec 17, 1981 · 40m
Children's Parties
An anthology of various children's parties.
E13 · Airs Jan 14, 1982 · 40m
The Great Cover-up
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
E14 · Airs Jan 21, 1982 · 40m
Brighton or Bust
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
E15 · Airs Jan 28, 1982 · 40m
The Last Resort
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
E16 · Airs Feb 4, 1982 · 40m
The George Formby Story
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
E17 · Airs Feb 11, 1982 · 40m
Burgled
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
E18 · Airs Feb 18, 1982 · 40m
Bomber and Brendan
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
E19 · Airs Feb 25, 1982 · 40m
Mutiny
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
E20 · Airs Mar 4, 1982 · 40m
Saved in the Nick of Time
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
E21 · Airs Mar 11, 1982 · 40m
Birth Reborn
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
E22 · Airs Mar 18, 1982 · 40m
Hunt Saboteurs
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
E23 · Airs Mar 25, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
E24 · Airs Apr 1, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
E25 · Airs Apr 8, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 3
E26 · Airs Apr 15, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
E27 · Airs Apr 22, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
E28 · Airs Apr 29, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
E29 · Airs May 6, 1982 · 40m
Heart Transplant: 7

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