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40 Minutes

1981–1994 · 14 seasons

A mixed bag of British life in forty-minute slices, quietly observant and varied, rewarding curiosity more than momentum.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
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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Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, class, art, politics
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Adam Curtis, Chris Petit, John Alexander, Russell England
    Starring
    Jessie Matthews, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Ian Holm, Ernie Wise, George Formby, Benjamin Zephaniah, Gary Glitter, Brendan Ingle
    Length
    14 seasons, 323 episodes
    Network
    BBC Two
    Country
    United Kingdom

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