Edward Mirzoeff, former BBC executive documentary producer and series editor of flagship documentary series 40 Minutes, looks back on his time at the helm of one of the most innovative and exciting strands of documentary making ever to appear on British television. Mirzoeff recollects how the series came in to being and how the format grew from observational storytelling to an important time capsule, capturing and documenting the everyday lives of ordinary British citizens like never before. He talks specifically about some of the standout films from the series, which will be shown alongside this programme, and the impact they had on him, the viewers and documentary film-making for years to come.