40 Minutes - Season 1

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Rough Justice

1 - Rough Justice

Air Date: October 1, 1981

Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.

Sister Genevieve

2 - Sister Genevieve

Air Date: October 8, 1981

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

Hijack

3 - Hijack

Air Date: October 15, 1981

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

Give Us the Vote

4 - Give Us the Vote

Air Date: October 22, 1981

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

Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity

5 - Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity

Air Date: October 29, 1981

Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.

Marathon Man

6 - Marathon Man

Air Date: November 5, 1981

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

Rocky Circus

7 - Rocky Circus

Air Date: November 12, 1981

Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.

Gorilla G Gorilla

8 - Gorilla G Gorilla

Air Date: November 19, 1981

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

The Harrisons Don't Go to School

9 - The Harrisons Don't Go to School

Air Date: November 26, 1981

Hereford family educating children at home.

Alison

10 - Alison

Air Date: December 3, 1981

Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.

Sex, Drugs and the Vicar

11 - Sex, Drugs and the Vicar

Air Date: December 10, 1981

Backstage at the News of the World.

Children's Parties

12 - Children's Parties

Air Date: December 17, 1981

An anthology of various children's parties.

The Great Cover-up

13 - The Great Cover-up

Air Date: January 14, 1982

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

Brighton or Bust

14 - Brighton or Bust

Air Date: January 21, 1982

The London to Brighton vintage car rally.

The Last Resort

15 - The Last Resort

Air Date: January 28, 1982

Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.

The George Formby Story

16 - The George Formby Story

Air Date: February 4, 1982

Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.

Burgled

17 - Burgled

Air Date: February 11, 1982

Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.

Bomber and Brendan

18 - Bomber and Brendan

Air Date: February 18, 1982

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

Mutiny

19 - Mutiny

Air Date: February 25, 1982

1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.

Saved in the Nick of Time

20 - Saved in the Nick of Time

Air Date: March 4, 1982

Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.

Birth Reborn

21 - Birth Reborn

Air Date: March 11, 1982

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

Hunt Saboteurs

22 - Hunt Saboteurs

Air Date: March 18, 1982

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

Heart Transplant

23 - Heart Transplant

Air Date: March 25, 1982

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

Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life

24 - Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life

Air Date: April 1, 1982

Heart Transplant: 3

25 - Heart Transplant: 3

Air Date: April 8, 1982

Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart

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

Air Date: April 15, 1982

Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery

27 - Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery

Air Date: April 22, 1982

Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death

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

Air Date: April 29, 1982

Heart Transplant: 7

29 - Heart Transplant: 7

Air Date: May 6, 1982