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.
Rough Justice
Oct 1, 1981
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
Sister Genevieve
Oct 8, 1981
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
Hijack
Oct 15, 1981
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
Give Us the Vote
Oct 22, 1981
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
Oct 29, 1981
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
Marathon Man
Nov 5, 1981
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
Rocky Circus
Nov 12, 1981
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
Gorilla G Gorilla
Nov 19, 1981
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
The Harrisons Don't Go to School
Nov 26, 1981
Hereford family educating children at home.
Alison
Dec 3, 1981
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
Dec 10, 1981
Backstage at the News of the World.
Children's Parties
Dec 17, 1981
An anthology of various children's parties.
The Great Cover-up
Jan 14, 1982
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
Brighton or Bust
Jan 21, 1982
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
The Last Resort
Jan 28, 1982
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
The George Formby Story
Feb 4, 1982
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
Burgled
Feb 11, 1982
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
Bomber and Brendan
Feb 18, 1982
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
Mutiny
Feb 25, 1982
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
Saved in the Nick of Time
Mar 4, 1982
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
Birth Reborn
Mar 11, 1982
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
Hunt Saboteurs
Mar 18, 1982
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
Heart Transplant
Mar 25, 1982
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
Apr 1, 1982
No description available.
Heart Transplant: 3
Apr 8, 1982
No description available.
Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
Apr 15, 1982
No description available.
Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
Apr 22, 1982
No description available.
Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
Apr 29, 1982
No description available.
Heart Transplant: 7
May 6, 1982
No description available.
