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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

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  • Rough Justice
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    Rough Justice

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1981

    Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sister Genevieve
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    Sister Genevieve

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1981

    Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hijack
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    Hijack

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1981

    Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Give Us the Vote
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    Give Us the Vote

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1981

    Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity
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    Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1981

    Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Marathon Man
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    Marathon Man

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1981

    Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Rocky Circus
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    Rocky Circus

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1981

    Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Gorilla G Gorilla
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    Gorilla G Gorilla

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1981

    Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Harrisons Don't Go to School
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    The Harrisons Don't Go to School

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1981

    Hereford family educating children at home.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Alison
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    Alison

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1981

    Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
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    Sex, Drugs and the Vicar

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1981

    Backstage at the News of the World.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Children's Parties
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    Children's Parties

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1981

    An anthology of various children's parties.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Great Cover-up
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    The Great Cover-up

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1982

    The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Brighton or Bust
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    Brighton or Bust

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1982

    The London to Brighton vintage car rally.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Last Resort
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    The Last Resort

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1982

    Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The George Formby Story
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    The George Formby Story

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1982

    Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Burgled
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    Burgled

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1982

    Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Bomber and Brendan
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    Bomber and Brendan

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1982

    Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mutiny
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    Mutiny

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1982

    1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Saved in the Nick of Time
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    Saved in the Nick of Time

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1982

    Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Birth Reborn
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    Birth Reborn

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/11/1982

    Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hunt Saboteurs
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    Hunt Saboteurs

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/18/1982

    Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant
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    Heart Transplant

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/25/1982

    Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life
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    Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1982

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 3
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    Heart Transplant: 3

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/8/1982

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart
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    Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/15/1982

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    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery
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    Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/22/1982

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death
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    Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/29/1982

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Heart Transplant: 7
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    Heart Transplant: 7

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/6/1982

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown