Season 4

1. Gigolo

Gigolos and the different types.

1984-11-01 • 40 min

2. The Happy Medium

About the medium Doris Stokes.

1984-11-08 • 40 min

3. The Grendon Experiment

Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.

1984-11-15 • 40 min

4. Love in Exile

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile.

1984-11-22 • 40 min

5. On the Throne

The history of lavatories.

1984-11-29 • 40 min

6. Rent Boys

Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.

1984-12-06 • 40 min

7. Asylum

The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.

1984-12-13 • 40 min

8. The Loved Ones

The Animal Medical Centre in New York.

1984-12-20 • 40 min

9. The Promised Land

Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.

1985-01-10 • 40 min

10. Talking Proper

Accents and dialects provoke strong prejudices and reactions. In a 40 Minutes film that examines why this should be, broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, Radio 4 announcer Susan Rae and actor Peter Bowles are among those who have suffered because of the way they speak. Meet the Queen's English Society, which keeps a candle burning for the purity of the spoken word, and the Devon Dialect Society, which has very different ideas about how vowels should sound. Eavesdrop on an elocution class, hear from Scottish schoolchildren whose accents might affect their job prospects, and go behind the scenes at the BBC Pronunciation Unit and the northern auditions for the Speaking Clock. See how fashions have changed over the years, and how trends are likely to develop in the future as we enter a world of talking robots and computers.

1985-01-17 • ? min

11. Sweet F.A.

The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.

1985-01-24 • 40 min

12. The End of the Pier Show

The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.

1985-01-31 • 40 min

13. The Outcasts

A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia.

1985-02-07 • 40 min

14. Love Story

A film for St Valentine's Day.

1985-02-14 • 40 min

15. Free!

Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.

1985-02-21 • 40 min

16. Whose House Is It Anyway?

A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.

1985-02-28 • 40 min

17. The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress

The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

1985-03-07 • 40 min

18. The Eternal Triangle: The Wife

The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

1985-03-14 • 40 min

19. The Eternal Triangle: The Husband

The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

1985-03-21 • 40 min

20. Union Street

Plymouth, the area near the docks.

1985-03-28 • 40 min

21. Whatever Happened to Baby Paul?

The story of a woman who took her baby to hospital where he was found to have several fractures. She denied having caused the injuries but he was taken from her care.

1985-04-04 • 40 min

22. Matters of Life and Death

The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.

1985-04-11 • 40 min

23. Star Paws

Animals used in advertising.

1985-04-18 • 40 min

24. Laughter in Gabrovo

The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?

1985-05-02 • 40 min

25. Dear Mr President

The story of a family whose daughter is handicapped because of a drug taken by her mother during pregnancy. The American drug company claims the drug is safe.

1985-05-09 • 40 min