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40 Minutes (1981)

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40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. The documentaries could be on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes. Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.

First Air Date
October 1, 1981
Seasons
14
Episodes
322
Rating
6.4/10 (5 votes)
Network: BBC Two
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40 Minutes

40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. The documentaries could be on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes. Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.

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StatusEnded
TypeDocumentary
First Aired10/1/1981
Last Aired4/19/1994
Seasons14
Episodes322
LanguageEnglish
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14

Seasons

322

Episodes

1981

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Seasons

14 seasons
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Season 14

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Season 13

1993

21 episodes

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Season 12

1993

15 episodes

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Season 11

1991

24 episodes

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Season 10

1990

24 episodes

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Season 9

1989

26 episodes

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Season 8

1988

27 episodes

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Season 7

1987

27 episodes

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Season 6

1986

27 episodes

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Season 5

1985

26 episodes

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Season 4

1984

25 episodes

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Season 3

1983

26 episodes

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Season 2

1982

25 episodes

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Season 1

1981

29 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is 40 Minutes about?

40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. The documentaries could be on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes. Some…

How many seasons does 40 Minutes have?

14

How many episodes does 40 Minutes have?

322

Is 40 Minutes still running?

No, it ended in 1994.

When did 40 Minutes first air?

October 1, 1981

What genre is 40 Minutes?

Documentary