Gigolos and the different types. Air Date : 1st-Nov-1984  Read More

About the medium Doris Stokes. Air Date : 8th-Nov-1984  Read More

Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison. Air Date : 15th-Nov-1984  Read More

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile. Air Date : 22nd-Nov-1984  Read More

The history of lavatories. Air Date : 29th-Nov-1984  Read More

Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham. Air Date : 6th-Dec-1984  Read More

The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community. Air Date : 13th-Dec-1984  Read More

The Animal Medical Centre in New York. Air Date : 20th-Dec-1984  Read More

Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain. Air Date : 10th-Jan-1985  Read More

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. Air Date : 17th-Jan-1985  Read More

The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record. Air Date : 24th-Jan-1985  Read More

The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk. Air Date : 31st-Jan-1985  Read More

A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia. Air Date : 7th-Feb-1985  Read More

A film for St Valentine's Day. Air Date : 14th-Feb-1985  Read More

Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems. Air Date : 21st-Feb-1985  Read More

A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men. Air Date : 28th-Feb-1985  Read More

The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle. Air Date : 7th-Mar-1985  Read More

The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle. Air Date : 14th-Mar-1985  Read More

The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle. Air Date : 21st-Mar-1985  Read More

Plymouth, the area near the docks. Air Date : 28th-Mar-1985  Read More

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. Air Date : 4th-Apr-1985  Read More

The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital. Air Date : 11th-Apr-1985  Read More

Animals used in advertising. Air Date : 18th-Apr-1985  Read More

The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries? Air Date : 2nd-May-1985  Read More

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. Air Date : 9th-May-1985  Read More