WHITE MISCHIEF 1987
A famous murder case among Kenya's British colonial society in the 1940s.
A famous murder case among Kenya's British colonial society in the 1940s.
Documentary in which people involved in the Falklands War, which began five years ago, discuss their views of it, from both the Argentinian and British sides.
Documentary report on the plight of the Vietnam refugees in Hong Kong where for every four that leave the camps five take their places.
Cutting copy, final assembly of the documentary "The Falklands War: The Untold Story" made by Yorkshire Television, transmitted on the fifth anniversary of the conflict, 1 April 1987.
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Against the background of other major events in 1941, the fall of Hong Kong may well have held little significance to the Public in the UK, and yet the grim battles fought over the impassive hills of Hong Kong Island reflected the spirit of the ...
The film covers the following subjects: Shiphandling - Describes the steering and propulsion arrangements and emphasises the unique manoeuvring characteristics of the Ppeacock Class. Seamanship - Identifies the non-standard equipment fitted in the ...
William Savage, a collector for the British East India Company is drawn into the Thug cult (a group which strangles and rob travellers) when he attempts to infiltrate their ranks.
Documentary report about the killing of three IRA operatives (Mairead Farrell, Daniel McCann and Sean Savage) by the SAS in Gibraltar. The programme asks whether they were gunned down because lives were at risk, or as a result of a deliberate ...
Dramatised reconstruction of the Gibraltar hearing about the shooting of three members of the IRA by the SAS.
Documentary about the Triad gangs of Hong Kong who control nightclubs, shops, restaurants and gambling houses. They are involved in prostitution, loan sharking, extortion and drugs smuggling. But the prospect of Hong Kong being handed ...
Joan Bakewell visits Andersonstown, Gibraltar where two IRA members were killed. On the day of the funeral service violence broke out in the parish of Fr Tom Toner.
The man alleged to be behind Triad violence in Britain is confronted in this programme in the heart of Hong Kong's red light district. The report reveals how a war between Britain's two strongest Triad factions - the Wo Shing Wo and the ...