Jessie Matthews
40 Minutes (1981)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 30, 1981
Episode 40 min
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Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.running-time-in-the-title, imdb.two-word-title
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Rough Justice
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
Oct. 1, 1981, midnight
S1E2 - Sister Genevieve
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
Oct. 8, 1981, midnight
S1E3 - Hijack
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
Oct. 15, 1981, midnight
S1E4 - Give Us the Vote
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
Oct. 22, 1981, midnight
S1E5 - Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
Oct. 29, 1981, midnight
S1E6 - Marathon Man
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
Nov. 5, 1981, midnight
S1E7 - Rocky Circus
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
Nov. 12, 1981, midnight
S1E8 - Gorilla G Gorilla
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
Nov. 19, 1981, midnight
S1E9 - The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Hereford family educating children at home.
Nov. 26, 1981, midnight
S1E10 - Alison
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
Dec. 3, 1981, midnight
S1E11 - Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Backstage at the News of the World.
Dec. 10, 1981, midnight
S1E12 - Children's Parties
An anthology of various children's parties.
Dec. 17, 1981, midnight
S1E13 - The Great Cover-up
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
Jan. 14, 1982, midnight
S1E14 - Brighton or Bust
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
Jan. 21, 1982, midnight
S1E15 - The Last Resort
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
Jan. 28, 1982, midnight
S1E16 - The George Formby Story
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
Feb. 4, 1982, midnight
S1E17 - Burgled
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
Feb. 11, 1982, midnight
S1E18 - Bomber and Brendan
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
Feb. 18, 1982, midnight
S1E19 - Mutiny
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
Feb. 25, 1982, midnight
S1E20 - Saved in the Nick of Time
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
March 4, 1982, midnight
S1E21 - Birth Reborn
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
March 11, 1982, midnight
S1E22 - Hunt Saboteurs
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
March 18, 1982, midnight
S1E23 - Heart Transplant
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
March 25, 1982, midnight
S1E24 - Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
April 1, 1982, midnight
S1E25 - Heart Transplant: 3
April 8, 1982, midnight
S1E26 - Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
April 15, 1982, midnight
S1E27 - Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
April 22, 1982, midnight
S1E28 - Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
April 29, 1982, midnight
S1E29 - Heart Transplant: 7
May 6, 1982, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 40 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 1981
Last Air Date: April 19, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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