40 Minutes - Season 2

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Roedean

1 - Roedean

Air Date: October 7, 1982

The leading girls' public school.

Skinheads

2 - Skinheads

Air Date: October 14, 1982

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

Rabbits Don't Cry

3 - Rabbits Don't Cry

Air Date: October 21, 1982

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

An Emotional Matter

4 - An Emotional Matter

Air Date: October 28, 1982

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

Lost in a Crowd

5 - Lost in a Crowd

Air Date: November 4, 1982

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.

The Cruelty Man

6 - The Cruelty Man

Air Date: November 11, 1982

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

Miners

7 - Miners

Air Date: November 25, 1982

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

Mr. Moonlight

8 - Mr. Moonlight

Air Date: December 2, 1982

The life and career of Frankie Vaughan, the entertainer.

The Lads' Night Out

9 - The Lads' Night Out

Air Date: December 9, 1982

The charity dinner for the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.

How Do I Look?

10 - How Do I Look?

Air Date: December 16, 1982

Extreme slimming remedies including wiring jaws together and surgery.

Mister Perks

11 - Mister Perks

Air Date: January 13, 1983

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

Package Tour

12 - Package Tour

Air Date: January 20, 1983

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

Something to Do with Video

13 - Something to Do with Video

Air Date: January 27, 1983

The domestic and commercial uses of video including surveillance.

The Rovers

14 - The Rovers

Air Date: February 3, 1983

Tranmere Rovers FC, fighting for survival in their centenary season

Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother

15 - Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother

Air Date: February 10, 1983

Children who have to look after their elderly parents.

Freshers

16 - Freshers

Air Date: February 17, 1983

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

English Lesson

17 - English Lesson

Air Date: February 24, 1983

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.

Female Circumcision

18 - Female Circumcision

Air Date: March 3, 1983

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

A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont

19 - A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont

Air Date: March 10, 1983

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

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1

20 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1

Air Date: March 17, 1983

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

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2

21 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2

Air Date: March 24, 1983

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3

22 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3

Air Date: March 31, 1983

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4

23 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4

Air Date: April 7, 1983

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5

24 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5

Air Date: April 14, 1983

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6

25 - A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6

Air Date: April 21, 1983