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INTEREST. How cacao beans are cultivated in Trinidad.
Credits (26). Shot of the coastline of Trinidad, which lies off the north ...
Story of English doctor accused of treason in the time of King James II and deported to Jamaica where he ...
Amateur film. Grytviken, South Georgia. Argentinian whaling company stationed there. Shots from whale catcher on way to Leith Harbour. At ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; ships by the shore; remains of avalanche; sea elephants.
Amateur film. Reindeer; penquins with chicks; King penguins; sea elephants; Prins Olaf Haven; flensing platform; harbour scenes; making a football ...
Amateur film. The first film taken by Salvesen of the new floating factory. Leaving South Georgia late September 1928. Shots ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; Garonda Peak; whale catcher; working at Dam; factory; oil storage tanks; view over island; reservoir.
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; large ships in docks; whale catchers; cattle meal warehouse; beach; penquins; barge with guana sacks; motor ...
Amateur film. Iceberg scenes; gunner at gun; looking for whales; trace of whales; reloading gun and coiling rope for the ...
Amateur film. Tanker leaving `Southern Harvester'; arriving Leith Harbour; `Southern Harvester' from the air; whale thrashing; whales alongside `Southern Harvester'. ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; floating dock; pumps; `Southern Harvester'; floating factory; gunner in corvette; pipes for blowing; playing the whale. ...
Amateur film. Islands off South Georgia; floating factory; shifting coal from hatches to `Salvestria', tanker and transport boat `Coronda' in ...
Amateur film. Corvette catcher; man hauled up from whale catcher; tanker; helicopter; football ground; Leith Harbour; tanks.
Amateur film. Leading the tanker `Coronda' into the ice for the first time; loading water and coal and discharging oil; ...
Amateur film. South Sandwich islands; shots from the `Coronda'; floating factory alongside tanker; whales used as fender; Chinese ship and ...
INSTRUCTIONAL. The banana industry in Jamaica.
Credits (30). Views of the hillside and banana plantations (76). Branches are cut down and ...
A film depicting the Caribbean islands - West Indies, British Guiana and British Honduras - and highlighting the traditional customs ...
Scenes in the Caribbean islands including footage of harvesting and industry. Interior shots of a bottling factory and loading products ...
Scenes of life in British Guiana; includes aerial footage of the waterfalls in the Guiana Highlands, clearing forested land, a ...
Travelogue of Jamaica.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's five-week tour of the Caribbean, in February 1966.
Film on the famous Trinidad Carnival.
Series of programmes which feature a variety of documentaries from the UK and abroad.
The visit of Winston Churchill to Jamaica in January 1953.
The film opens with the arrival of Winston Churchill at ...
A documentary impression of some of the West Indians now living in Birmingham. Features a railwayman from St. Kitts, a ...
The tour of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh to India, Pakistan, Sarawak, Singapore, North Borneo, Hong Kong, the Solomon, Gilbert ...
Amateur film of a trip to Cuba, Bermuda and the Azores.
On the ship, a quoits contest, a face wash race ...
Documentary on the Caribbean, shot during the making of "Fire Down Below". Tour of Trinidad, sporting activities, carnivals and the ...
DOCUMENTARY. The reconstruction of two sea engagements of the First World War - the Battles of the Coronel of 1st ...
A profile on Dominica.
A travelogue about the island of Dominica in the West Indies, its natural beauty, botanical gardens, markets and a coastal ...
The people of Dominica clebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in their own tradional ways.
Politics in British Guiana.
The desposed PM of British Guiana protests against susp[ension of the colony's constitution.
A report on Anguilla, with Robert Bradshaw and Sir Frederick Phillips.
DOCUMENTARY. The people, resources and industries of British Guiana.
RL.1 Credits (78). A chart showing the location of Guyana, the 'El ...
The geography, peoples and products of British Guiana. A shorter version of the 1951 36 minute film.
Harry Secombe travels round the countryside of the Falkland Islands.
Programme looking at SAS operations during the Falklands War and focusing in part on a daring night-time raid made weeks ...
Journalist Max Hastings returns to the Falklands for the first time since the war.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War, this documentary relays the impact of the war at home, particularly with ...
Transmitted in the seventh week of the Falkland Islands crisis, consists of a studio discussion before an invited audience with ...
Studio debate on the Falklands Crisis, taking place as the British Taskforce makes its way to the islands. Present on ...
Includes a studio debate on the situation in the Falklands, transmitted during the seventh week of the crisis.
Life in the Falkland Islands and the fears of the islanders that they might be annexed by Argentina.
Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about the critical period through which the government has been passing for the last ...
Play by Don Shaw, based on historical records of the Falklands Crisis in 1770, when an Argentinian Fleet threatened the ...