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.
Oct 1, 1981 - 40m
Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
Oct 8, 1981 - 40m
Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
Oct 15, 1981 - 40m
Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
Oct 22, 1981 - 40m
Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
Oct 29, 1981 - 40m
Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
Nov 5, 1981 - 40m
Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
Nov 12, 1981 - 40m
Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
Nov 19, 1981 - 40m
Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
Nov 26, 1981 - 40m
Hereford family educating children at home.
Dec 3, 1981 - 40m
Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
Dec 10, 1981
Backstage at the News of the World.
Dec 17, 1981 - 40m
An anthology of various children's parties.
Jan 14, 1982 - 40m
The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
Jan 21, 1982 - 40m
The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
Jan 28, 1982 - 40m
Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
Feb 4, 1982 - 40m
Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
Feb 11, 1982 - 40m
Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
Feb 18, 1982 - 40m
Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
Feb 25, 1982 - 40m
1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
Mar 4, 1982 - 40m
Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
Mar 11, 1982 - 40m
Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
Mar 18, 1982 - 40m
Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
Mar 25, 1982 - 40m
Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
Apr 1, 1982 - 40m
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Apr 8, 1982 - 40m
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Apr 15, 1982 - 40m
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Apr 22, 1982 - 40m
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Apr 29, 1982 - 40m
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May 6, 1982 - 40m
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