40 Minutes

Season 1

1981 · 29 episodes · 18h 40m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Rough Justice

   1 Oct 1981 · 40 min

   Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.

2. 2

   2. Sister Genevieve

   8 Oct 1981 · 40 min

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

3. 3

   3. Hijack

   15 Oct 1981 · 40 min

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

4. 4

   4. Give Us the Vote

   22 Oct 1981 · 40 min

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

5. 5

   5. Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity

   29 Oct 1981 · 40 min

   Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.

6. 6

   6. Marathon Man

   5 Nov 1981 · 40 min

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

7. 7

   7. Rocky Circus

   12 Nov 1981 · 40 min

   Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.

8. 8

   8. Gorilla G Gorilla

   19 Nov 1981 · 40 min

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

9. 9

   9. The Harrisons Don't Go to School

   26 Nov 1981 · 40 min

   Hereford family educating children at home.

10. 10

    10. Alison

    3 Dec 1981 · 40 min

    Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.

11. 11

    11. Sex, Drugs and the Vicar

    10 Dec 1981

    Backstage at the News of the World.

12. 12

    12. Children's Parties

    17 Dec 1981 · 40 min

    An anthology of various children's parties.

13. 13

    13. The Great Cover-up

    14 Jan 1982 · 40 min

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

14. 14

    14. Brighton or Bust

    21 Jan 1982 · 40 min

    The London to Brighton vintage car rally.

15. 15

    15. The Last Resort

    28 Jan 1982 · 40 min

    Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.

16. 16

    16. The George Formby Story

    4 Feb 1982 · 40 min

    Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.

17. 17

    17. Burgled

    11 Feb 1982 · 40 min

    Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.

18. 18

    18. Bomber and Brendan

    18 Feb 1982 · 40 min

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

19. 19

    19. Mutiny

    25 Feb 1982 · 40 min

    1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.

20. 20

    20. Saved in the Nick of Time

    4 Mar 1982 · 40 min

    Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.

21. 21

    21. Birth Reborn

    11 Mar 1982 · 40 min

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

22. 22

    22. Hunt Saboteurs

    18 Mar 1982 · 40 min

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

23. 23

    23. Heart Transplant

    25 Mar 1982 · 40 min

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

24. 24

    24. Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life

    1 Apr 1982 · 40 min

25. 25

    25. Heart Transplant: 3

    8 Apr 1982 · 40 min

26. 26

    26. Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart

    15 Apr 1982 · 40 min

27. 27

    27. Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery

    22 Apr 1982 · 40 min

28. 28

    28. Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death

    29 Apr 1982 · 40 min

29. 29

    29. Heart Transplant: 7

    6 May 1982 · 40 min