Synopsis
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.
Episodes
1E1Rough JusticePortrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.40m2E2Sister GenevievePortrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.40m3E3HijackStory of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.40m4E4Give Us the VoteTest case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.40m5E5Lol: A Bona Queen of FabularityLife style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.40m6E6Marathon ManAttempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.40m7E7Rocky CircusGary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.40m8E8Gorilla G GorillaGorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.40m9E9The Harrisons Don't Go to SchoolHereford family educating children at home.40m10E10AlisonSpastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.40m11E11Sex, Drugs and the VicarBackstage at the News of the World.12E12Children's PartiesAn anthology of various children's parties.40m13E13The Great Cover-upThe bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.40m14E14Brighton or BustThe London to Brighton vintage car rally.40m15E15The Last ResortGlenthorne high security prison for youngsters.40m16E16The George Formby StoryBiopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.40m17E17BurgledBurglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.40m18E18Bomber and BrendanSheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.40m19E19Mutiny1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.40m20E20Saved in the Nick of TimeArtefacts saved from demolished buildings.40m21E21Birth RebornMichel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France40m22E22Hunt SaboteursCameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.40m23E23Heart TransplantMagdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.40m24E24Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life40m25E25Heart Transplant: 340m26E26Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart40m27E27Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery40m28E28Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death40m29E29Heart Transplant: 740m
