40 Minutes

Season 2

1982 · 25 episodes · 16h 40m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Roedean

   7 Oct 1982 · 40 min

   The leading girls' public school.

2. 2

   2. Skinheads

   14 Oct 1982 · 40 min

   Four 'skins' in 1982 London; their lifestyle and the skinhead culture.

3. 3

   3. Rabbits Don't Cry

   21 Oct 1982 · 40 min

   Looks at the increasing militancy of activists protesting at experiments on animals.

4. 4

   4. An Emotional Matter

   28 Oct 1982 · 40 min

   The senior education officer in Durham County and his difficult decisions to close certain schools.

5. 5

   5. Lost in a Crowd

   4 Nov 1982 · 40 min

   Problems of loneliness. Five people who are trying to find their own ways to deal with overcome loneliness are in a compartment in a train. They tell their stories to us, but do not communicate with each other, despite their shared problem.

6. 6

   6. The Cruelty Man

   11 Nov 1982 · 40 min

   A typical week for Howard Wolfenden, one of 250 NSPCC inspectors who investigate child cruelty cases.

7. 7

   7. Miners

   25 Nov 1982 · 40 min

   Looks at the lives and beliefs of miners in a small Yorkshire mining community.

8. 8

   8. Mr. Moonlight

   2 Dec 1982 · 40 min

   The life and career of Frankie Vaughan, the entertainer.

9. 9

   9. The Lads' Night Out

   9 Dec 1982 · 40 min

   The charity dinner for the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.

10. 10

    10. How Do I Look?

    16 Dec 1982 · 40 min

    Extreme slimming remedies including wiring jaws together and surgery.

11. 11

    11. Mister Perks

    13 Jan 1983 · 40 min

    Bernard Perks, who has spent 15 of his 20 adult years in prison, is about to be released and his problem in combating alcoholism.

12. 12

    12. Package Tour

    20 Jan 1983 · 40 min

    Holiday makers on a flight from Manchester to Spain, their impression of their holidays in Benidorm and their return to Manchester.

13. 13

    13. Something to Do with Video

    27 Jan 1983 · 40 min

    The domestic and commercial uses of video including surveillance.

14. 14

    14. The Rovers

    3 Feb 1983 · 40 min

    Tranmere Rovers FC, fighting for survival in their centenary season

15. 15

    15. Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother

    10 Feb 1983 · 40 min

    Children who have to look after their elderly parents.

16. 16

    16. Freshers

    17 Feb 1983 · 40 min

    New arrivals at Liverpool University coping with their first time away from home, especially the problems of a blind student, Gillian Wake.

17. 17

    17. English Lesson

    24 Feb 1983 · 40 min

    Nine Polish seamen who sought political asylum in the Falklands where they were caught up in the war and their later stateless existence in London.

18. 18

    18. Female Circumcision

    3 Mar 1983 · 40 min

    Female circumcision in the Sudan and the evidence that it is practiced in the western world.

19. 19

    19. A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont

    10 Mar 1983 · 40 min

    Fishermen from the North-East attempt to lobby the EEC on the issue of fishing rights.

20. 20

    20. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1

    17 Mar 1983 · 40 min

    The first of 6 films on the work of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre.

21. 21

    21. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2

    24 Mar 1983 · 40 min

22. 22

    22. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3

    31 Mar 1983 · 40 min

23. 23

    23. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4

    7 Apr 1983 · 40 min

24. 24

    24. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5

    14 Apr 1983 · 40 min

25. 25

    25. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6

    21 Apr 1983 · 40 min