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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Episode 1
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
Episode 2
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
Episode 3
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
Episode 4
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
Episode 5
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
Episode 6
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
Episode 7
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
Episode 8
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
Episode 9
Hereford family educating children at home.
Episode 10
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
Episode 11
Backstage at the News of the World.
Episode 12
An anthology of various children's parties.
Episode 13
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
Episode 14
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
Episode 15
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
Episode 16
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
Episode 17
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
Episode 18
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
Episode 19
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
Episode 20
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
Episode 21
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
Episode 22
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
Episode 23
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
Episode 24
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Episode 25
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Episode 26
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Episode 27
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Episode 28
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Episode 29
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