Episodes
3. The Grendon Experiment
November 15, 1984
40 min
Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.
7. Asylum
December 13, 1984
40 min
The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.
9. The Promised Land
January 10, 1985
40 min
Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.
10. Talking Proper
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.
11. Sweet F.A.
January 24, 1985
40 min
The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.
12. The End of the Pier Show
January 31, 1985
40 min
The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.
15. Free!
February 21, 1985
40 min
Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.
16. Whose House Is It Anyway?
February 28, 1985
40 min
A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.
17. The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress
March 7, 1985
40 min
The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
18. The Eternal Triangle: The Wife
March 14, 1985
40 min
The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
19. The Eternal Triangle: The Husband
March 21, 1985
40 min
The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
21. Whatever Happened to Baby Paul?
April 4, 1985
40 min
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.
22. Matters of Life and Death
April 11, 1985
40 min
The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.
24. Laughter in Gabrovo
May 2, 1985
40 min
The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?
