40 MinutesSezon 2

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.

Where to Watch 40 Minutes • Sezon 2

25 Episodes

  • Roedean
    E1
    RoedeanThe leading girls' public school.
  • Skinheads
    E2
    SkinheadsFour 'skins' in 1982 London; their lifestyle and the skinhead culture.
  • Rabbits Don't Cry
    E3
    Rabbits Don't CryLooks at the increasing militancy of activists protesting at experiments on animals.
  • An Emotional Matter
    E4
    An Emotional MatterThe senior education officer in Durham County and his difficult decisions to close certain schools.
  • Lost in a Crowd
    E5
    Lost in a CrowdProblems of loneliness. Five people who are trying to find their own ways to deal with overcome loneliness are in a compartment in a train. They tell their stories to us, but do not communicate with each other, despite their shared problem.
  • The Cruelty Man
    E6
    The Cruelty ManA typical week for Howard Wolfenden, one of 250 NSPCC inspectors who investigate child cruelty cases.
  • Miners
    E7
    MinersLooks at the lives and beliefs of miners in a small Yorkshire mining community.
  • Mr. Moonlight
    E8
    Mr. MoonlightThe life and career of Frankie Vaughan, the entertainer.
  • The Lads' Night Out
    E9
    The Lads' Night OutThe charity dinner for the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.
  • How Do I Look?
    E10
    How Do I Look?Extreme slimming remedies including wiring jaws together and surgery.
  • Mister Perks
    E11
    Mister PerksBernard Perks, who has spent 15 of his 20 adult years in prison, is about to be released and his problem in combating alcoholism.
  • Package Tour
    E12
    Package TourHoliday makers on a flight from Manchester to Spain, their impression of their holidays in Benidorm and their return to Manchester.
  • Something to Do with Video
    E13
    Something to Do with VideoThe domestic and commercial uses of video including surveillance.
  • The Rovers
    E14
    The RoversTranmere Rovers FC, fighting for survival in their centenary season
  • Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother
    E15
    Honour Thy Father and Thy MotherChildren who have to look after their elderly parents.
  • Freshers
    E16
    FreshersNew arrivals at Liverpool University coping with their first time away from home, especially the problems of a blind student, Gillian Wake.
  • English Lesson
    E17
    English LessonNine Polish seamen who sought political asylum in the Falklands where they were caught up in the war and their later stateless existence in London.
  • Female Circumcision
    E18
    Female CircumcisionFemale circumcision in the Sudan and the evidence that it is practiced in the western world.
  • A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont
    E19
    A Minor Incident at the BerlaymontFishermen from the North-East attempt to lobby the EEC on the issue of fishing rights.
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1
    E20
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1The first of 6 films on the work of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre.
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2
    E21
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3
    E22
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4
    E23
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5
    E24
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5
  • A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6
    E25
    A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6

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