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40 Minutes (1981)

TV Series ★ 6.4

Documentary

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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Released
October 1, 1981
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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 documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.
When was 40 Minutes released?
40 Minutes is a 1981 documentary series.
Where can I watch 40 Minutes?
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