Highlights
40 Minutes

40 Minutes - Season 2 (1982)

Audience Score
47

Season 2 Episodes

1. Roedean

October 7th, 198240 min

The leading girls' public school.

2. Skinheads

October 14th, 198240 min

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

3. Rabbits Don't Cry

October 21st, 198240 min

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

4. An Emotional Matter

October 28th, 198240 min

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

5. Lost in a Crowd

November 4th, 198240 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. The Cruelty Man

November 11th, 198240 min

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

7. Miners

November 25th, 198240 min

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

8. Mr. Moonlight

December 2nd, 198240 min

The life and career of Frankie Vaughan, the entertainer.

9. The Lads' Night Out

December 9th, 198240 min

The charity dinner for the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.

10. How Do I Look?

December 16th, 198240 min

Extreme slimming remedies including wiring jaws together and surgery.

11. Mister Perks

January 13th, 198340 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. Package Tour

January 20th, 198340 min

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

13. Something to Do with Video

January 27th, 198340 min

The domestic and commercial uses of video including surveillance.

14. The Rovers

February 3rd, 198340 min

Tranmere Rovers FC, fighting for survival in their centenary season

15. Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother

February 10th, 198340 min

Children who have to look after their elderly parents.

16. Freshers

February 17th, 198340 min

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

17. English Lesson

February 24th, 198340 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. Female Circumcision

March 3rd, 198340 min

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

19. A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont

March 10th, 198340 min

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

20. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1

March 17th, 198340 min

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

21. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2

March 24th, 198340 min

22. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3

March 31st, 198340 min

23. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4

April 7th, 198340 min

24. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5

April 14th, 198340 min

25. A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6

April 21st, 198340 min

All Seasons

Season 13
Nov 16, 1993
Season 12
Feb 16, 1993
Season 11
Oct 17, 1991
Season 10
Oct 25, 1990
Season 9
Oct 19, 1989
Season 8
Oct 20, 1988
Season 7
Nov 5, 1987
Season 6
Oct 9, 1986
Season 5
Oct 10, 1985
Season 4
Nov 1, 1984
Season 3
Oct 30, 1983
Season 2
Oct 7, 1982
Season 1
Oct 1, 1981