Cindy Buxton and Annie Price were on South Georgia making a film about the king penguin colony there when the Argentines invaded. This film is not only a unique wildlife document but also a record of their adventures and survival.
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Cindy Buxton and Annie Price were on South Georgia making a film about the king penguin colony there when the Argentines invaded. This film is not only a unique wildlife document but also a record of their adventures and survival.
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(Reel 1) CU of landing ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Sir Galahad (L3005) leaving Plymouth (April). Helicopters on deck are seen with troops at attention lining ship's rail, as the ship passes the camera. RFA Sir Percival (L3036) at sea, two days ...
Amateur colour film shot by Royal Marine Sergeant Graham Ransom of teh 6th Assault Squadron on board the assault ship HMS Intrepid during Operation Corporate, between 26 April and 5 May 1982, shows training on voyage south past Ascension Island, ...
Include a studio debate on the situation in the Falklands, seven weeks after the crisis began.
Film giving an overview of the Falklands War, from the departure of the taskforce from the UK to arrival in the South Atlantic, the landings at San Carlos and the Argentine surrender. Logistics, the use of 'ships taken up from trade', the importance ...
A report from the Falkland Islands on the real impact of the recent war on the islanders, now hosts to British troops in large numbers, the attitude of the troops to the Argentinian threat and the problems caused by the islands ...
A look back at ITN' coverage of the Falklands War. Includes newsfilm and the reports of ITN's Michael Nicholson.
Play by Don Shaw, based on historical records of the Falklands Crisis in 1770, when an Argentinian Fleet threatened the Falkland Islands.
About the experiences of two young English women in India, two generations apart, in the 1920s and 1980s. Anne, a young historical researcher, inherits letters written by her great aunt Olivia, and becomes obsessed with their revelation of ...
Jim Hodgson, managing director of British Telecom International, introduces the role of the cable ship `Iris' which was requisitioned during the Falklands crisis of 1982. Actuality footage, reconstructions and interviews with the crews are ...
Series of programmes which feature a variety of documentaries from the UK and abroad.
Review of the tour by the queen of the West Coast of the North American continen t.
First in a series of four Army films giving an account of the battle for the Falkland Islands from the personal viewpoints of people involved, including officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in addition to Army ...
Variety special, with documentary elements which looks at the preparation of a show for the troops stationed in the Falklands
Epic drama set in Chandrapore in the 1920s, about the relationships between a group of English people and a Muslim doctor who is accused of assaulting an English woman during a visit to the Marabar Caves.
Shots of HiHo windsurfing championships around the British Virgins Islands.
[Director: Brockhaus; Camera: Ganor]
About a shipwrecked child, who, after the death of his parents, is raised by a female ape. As an adult he is taken back to Britain and returns to his family's estate in Scotland.
The wildlife of Ascension Island, including the wild cats, terns and green turtles.
Report on the way in which the future of the Falklands is to be negotiated with Argentina in the light of the recent war, assessing what each country has at stake in the talks. Interviewed are Chairman of the South Atlantic ...
Report on the negotiations with the Chinese government on the fate of British control of Hong Kong on the expiry of the lease there in 1996. Interviewed are Robert Adley and Sir Peter Blaker.
St Helena in the South Atlantic is one of Britain's few remaining colonies. In April, led by Prince Andrew, the 500 islanders celebrated 150 years of British rule. The occasion was Prince Andrew's first official visit overseas.
Recruiting film for Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC), based around an interview for an officer's commission.
Colonel Smith and Colonel Eggar of QARANC ask questions of an interviewee, whose replies ...
The first of three episodes. An epic story of romantic love, intrigue and treachery set against the splendour of the India of the British Raj. The hero, Ash, is a young officer torn between two conflicting cultures.
Documentary about the Triads of Hong Kong, whose members run the drug traffic, gambling, porn shops, the film industry and almost every aspect of Hong Kong life, and also wield influence over the police and government officials.
After a brief introduction, which covers the political and strategic background, the command structure and the despatch of the Task Force, Part 1 concentrates on the planning and conduct of the landings, including the preliminary and diversionary ...
Port Stanley would clearly be the key battlefield; Part 2 highlights the importance of concentrating the maximum number of battalions/commandos for that battle as quickly as possible. It deals with the Argentine air attacks, the problems of logistics ...
Part 3 does not aim to give equal coverage to all battalion/commando actions. It adopts a theme, the Application of Force, and illustrates selected aspects: (a) The Indirect Approach - 42 Commando's attack on Mt. Harriet, coming in, as it did, ...
Part 4, taking place in the studio, is a series of discussions with selected participants, designed to highlight areas from which, with their experience, useful lessons can be drawn. These include: (a) Higher level command and control; (b) Command ...
The story of Karen Blixen, who wrote under the name of Isak Dinesen about her experiences in Kenya. She moves to Africa with her husband, investing all her money in a farm which is ultimately unprofitable. Her marriage of convenience deteriorates, ...
The building of Falklands Airport.
Action adventure based on H. Rider Haggard's novel. Jessie Huston hires famed adventurer Allan Quatermain to trace her father who has disappeared during an African expedition.
First part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Second part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Third part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Fourth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Fourth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign). This is a subsidiaray part featuring SITREPs (Situation Reports) from ...
Fifth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Sixth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Seventh part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Eighth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Eighth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign). This is a subsidiary part featuring SITREPS (Situation Reports) from ...
Ninth and final part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
A documentary film looking back at Britain's military conflicts from the Peninsula Wars to the Falklands, and the men that fell during those wars.
Report on the complexities of the fishing dispute following the Government's imposition of an exlusion zone around the Falkland Islands.