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November 1, 1984

Season 4

01. Gigolo

Gigolos and the different types.

40min
November 1, 1984

02. The Happy Medium

About the medium Doris Stokes.

40min
November 8, 1984

03. The Grendon Experiment

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

40min
November 15, 1984

04. Love in Exile

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

40min
November 22, 1984

05. On the Throne

The history of lavatories.

40min
November 29, 1984

06. Rent Boys

Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.

40min
December 6, 1984

07. Asylum

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

40min
December 13, 1984

08. The Loved Ones

The Animal Medical Centre in New York.

40min
December 20, 1984

09. The Promised Land

Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.

40min
January 10, 1985

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.

January 17, 1985

11. Sweet F.A.

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

40min
January 24, 1985

12. The End of the Pier Show

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

40min
January 31, 1985

13. The Outcasts

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

40min
February 7, 1985

14. Love Story

A film for St Valentine's Day.

40min
February 14, 1985

15. Free!

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

40min
February 21, 1985

16. Whose House Is It Anyway?

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

40min
February 28, 1985

17. The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress

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

40min
March 7, 1985

18. The Eternal Triangle: The Wife

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

40min
March 14, 1985

19. The Eternal Triangle: The Husband

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

40min
March 21, 1985

20. Union Street

Plymouth, the area near the docks.

40min
March 28, 1985

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.

40min
April 4, 1985

22. Matters of Life and Death

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

40min
April 11, 1985

23. Star Paws

Animals used in advertising.

40min
April 18, 1985

24. Laughter in Gabrovo

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

40min
May 2, 1985

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.

40min
May 9, 1985
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