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Episode 1
Gigolos and the different types.
Episode 2
About the medium Doris Stokes.
Episode 3
Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.
Episode 4
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile.
Episode 5
The history of lavatories.
Episode 6
Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.
Episode 7
The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.
Episode 8
The Animal Medical Centre in New York.
Episode 9
Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.
Episode 10
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.
Episode 11
The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.
Episode 12
The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.
Episode 13
A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia.
Episode 14
A film for St Valentine's Day.
Episode 15
Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.
Episode 16
A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.
Episode 17
The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
Episode 18
The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
Episode 19
The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
Episode 20
Plymouth, the area near the docks.
Episode 21
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.
Episode 22
The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.
Episode 23
Animals used in advertising.
Episode 24
The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?
Episode 25
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.