40 Minutes
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From 1981 to 1994
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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 the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.
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Season 1Season 129 episodes
- S01E01Rough Justice1981-10-01✓
- S01E02Sister Genevieve1981-10-08✓
- S01E03Hijack1981-10-15✓
- S01E04Give Us the Vote1981-10-22
- S01E05Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity1981-10-29
- S01E06Marathon Man1981-11-05
- S01E07Rocky Circus1981-11-12
- S01E08Gorilla G Gorilla1981-11-19
- S01E09The Harrisons Don't Go to School1981-11-26
- S01E10Alison1981-12-03
- S01E11Sex, Drugs and the Vicar1981-12-10
- S01E12Children's Parties1981-12-17
- S01E13The Great Cover-up1982-01-14
- S01E14Brighton or Bust1982-01-21
- S01E15The Last Resort1982-01-28
- S01E16The George Formby Story1982-02-04
- S01E17Burgled1982-02-11
- S01E18Bomber and Brendan1982-02-18
- S01E19Mutiny1982-02-25
- S01E20Saved in the Nick of Time1982-03-04
- S01E21Birth Reborn1982-03-11
- S01E22Hunt Saboteurs1982-03-18
- S01E23Heart Transplant1982-03-25
- S01E24Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life1982-04-01
- S01E25Heart Transplant: 31982-04-08
- S01E26Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart1982-04-15
- S01E27Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery1982-04-22
- S01E28Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death1982-04-29
- S01E29Heart Transplant: 71982-05-06
Season 225 episodes
- S02E01Roedean1982-10-07
- S02E02Skinheads1982-10-14
- S02E03Rabbits Don't Cry1982-10-21
- S02E04An Emotional Matter1982-10-28
- S02E05Lost in a Crowd1982-11-04
- S02E06The Cruelty Man1982-11-11
- S02E07Miners1982-11-25
- S02E08Mr. Moonlight1982-12-02
- S02E09
Season 326 episodes
- S03E01Mistress1983-10-30
- S03E02Bodyline1983-11-08
- S03E03Something for the Ladies1983-11-13
- S03E04House of Love1983-11-20
- S03E05Innocent Until Proved Guilty1983-11-27
- S03E06Jail Within a Jail1983-12-04
- S03E07Who's a Pretty Girl, Then?1983-12-11
- S03E08Pranks1983-12-18
Season 425 episodes
- S04E01Gigolo1984-11-01
- S04E02The Happy Medium1984-11-08
- S04E03The Grendon Experiment1984-11-15
- S04E04Love in Exile1984-11-22
- S04E05On the Throne1984-11-29
- S04E06Rent Boys1984-12-06
- S04E07Asylum1984-12-13
- S04E08The Loved Ones1984-12-20
- S04E09
Season 526 episodes
- S05E01In Between Days1985-10-10
- S05E0250 Years On1985-10-17
- S05E03Schoolgirl Mum1985-10-24
- S05E04Johnny Oddball1985-10-31
- S05E05Forget-Me-Not1985-11-07
- S05E06Searching for a Miracle1985-11-14
- S05E07Page 3 Girls1985-11-21
- S05E08Keep Taking the Rose Petals1985-11-28
Season 627 episodes
- S06E01Ten Days in Holloway1986-10-09
- S06E02Dancing in the Rain1986-10-16
- S06E03Rescue1986-10-23
- S06E04Olga Goes to Hollywood1986-10-30
- S06E05The Englishwoman's Wardrobe1986-11-20
- S06E06Special: The Dump1986-11-25
- S06E07Botham's Out1986-11-27
- S06E08The Chosen Few1986-12-04
Season 727 episodes
- S07E01Terror1987-11-05
- S07E02Girls Apart1987-11-12
- S07E03Love at First Sight1987-11-19
- S07E04Poor Man's Eton1987-11-26
- S07E05East Side Story1987-12-03
- S07E06The Case of Sherlock Holmes1987-12-10
- S07E07Party Time1987-12-17
- S07E08Catch a Fallen Star1987-12-23
Season 827 episodes
- S08E01Dolebusters1988-10-20
- S08E02I Want to Live1988-10-27
- S08E03The Gypsies Are Coming1988-11-03
- S08E04Desirable Dwellings1988-11-10
- S08E05A Policewoman's Lot1988-11-17
- S08E06Making the Grade1988-11-24
- S08E07Greenfinches1988-12-01
- S08E08Jam Today1988-12-08
Season 926 episodes
- S09E01Danger Men1989-10-19
- S09E02Me and My Bike1989-10-26
- S09E03Crack Doctors1989-11-02
- S09E04City Parish1989-11-09
- S09E05Best Friends1989-11-16
- S09E06The Heart of the Angel1989-11-23
- S09E07Bullies1989-11-30
- S09E08Out of the Ruins1989-12-07
- S09E09
Season 1024 episodes
- S10E01The Thawing of a Cold War Warrior1990-10-25
- S10E02Fit to Drop1990-11-01
- S10E03It's Eileen1990-11-08
- S10E04A Summer in the Country1990-11-15
- S10E05Battleship Beach1990-11-22
- S10E06Brief Encounters1990-11-29
- S10E07Malika's Hotel1990-12-06
- S10E08Chocolate!1990-12-20
Season 1124 episodes
- S11E01Alec the Pole1991-10-17
- S11E02Short, Sharp and Shocking1991-10-24
- S11E03Autogeddon1991-10-31
- S11E04Anyone for Tennis?1991-11-07
- S11E05Berlin Lights1991-11-14
- S11E06Torn Apart1991-11-21
- S11E07Windermere's Burning1991-11-28
- S11E08Heads on Beds1991-12-12
Season 1215 episodes
- S12E01Sanctuary1993-02-16
- S12E02I Won't... I Can't1993-02-23
- S12E03Away the Lads1993-03-02
- S12E04Mart and Mandy1993-03-09
- S12E05Will They Ring Tonight?1993-03-16
- S12E06A Change of Heart1993-03-23
- S12E07The Lady Killers1993-03-30
- S12E08Limehouse Doctor1993-04-06
Season 1321 episodes
- S13E01Shattered Dreams1993-11-16
- S13E02War Artist1993-11-23
- S13E03Girl Friends1993-11-30
- S13E04Police Surgeon1993-12-07
- S13E05Moscow Gold1993-12-14
- S13E06Latin Nights1993-12-21
- S13E07The Making of Them1994-01-04
- S13E08Caraline's Story1994-01-11
Season 141 episodes
- S14E20Living in a Boom Time1994-04-12