November 1, 1984
40m
Gigolos and the different types.
November 8, 1984
40m
About the medium Doris Stokes.
November 15, 1984
40m
Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.
November 22, 1984
40m
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile.
November 29, 1984
40m
The history of lavatories.
December 6, 1984
40m
Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.
December 13, 1984
40m
The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.
December 20, 1984
40m
The Animal Medical Centre in New York.
January 10, 1985
40m
Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.
January 17, 1985
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.
January 24, 1985
40m
The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.
January 31, 1985
40m
The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.
February 7, 1985
40m
A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia.
February 14, 1985
40m
A film for St Valentine's Day.
February 21, 1985
40m
Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.
February 28, 1985
40m
A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.
March 7, 1985
40m
The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
March 14, 1985
40m
The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
March 21, 1985
40m
The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
March 28, 1985
40m
Plymouth, the area near the docks.
April 4, 1985
40m
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.
April 11, 1985
40m
The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.
April 18, 1985
40m
Animals used in advertising.
May 2, 1985
40m
The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?
May 9, 1985
40m
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.
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