The problems faced by British authorities in trying to cope with the increasing population of Hong Kong.

Army Recruiting film aimed at potential members of the Royal Signals. The film describes the three routes of entry available, shows recruits engaged in drill, physical training and weapons training and goes on to look at the specialist technical and ...

Actuality: uncut footage, posibly out-takes of events during and surrounding the filming of "Thunderball" in the Bahamas.

Shots of large props including Harrier jet(?) being built; speedboat which separates from larger cruiser. Air ...

Short documentary about RAF Transport Command's regular flights to the Far East narrated by (and starring) Jon Rollason.

Reporter John Rollason, not an RAF man, is booked on a Transport Command Comet to Singapore, ...

Short film with a recruiting aim stressing the importance of the technical grades in the Royal Navy.

The role of the technician in the modern navy is stressed, along with illustrations of various areas: command and ...

AFRICAN BOYS MAKING WHEELED WIRE TOYS

RAF film on the aircraft and role of Transport Command.

The film shows how aircraft such as the Bristol Britannia, Blackburn Beverley, Handley Page Hastings, De Havilland Comet and Armstrong Whitworth Argosy were ...

Regimental record, with detailed commentary by commanding officer, of parade by 1st Battalion The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment in Aden in presence of Princess Alexandra of Kent, Sir Charles Johnston (Governor of Aden) and Air Marshal Sir Charles ...

A description of the significant changes which have occured in tropical Africa during this century. The contrasts between rural and urban life are shown, and the effects of European influence and the problems of independence. Modern ...

Dramatised documentary using a story about faulty navigational radar to illustrate RAF life and work in the Far East.

RAF Staging Post at Gan in the Maldives discovers a malfunction in the CRDF (Cathode Ray Direction ...

Information film about the benefits of the national radio service in Sarawak.

The film opens with a performance by the Kuching Constabulary, a popular attraction in the capital. Radio permits this music ...

Considers the history and economies of the 3 parts of the federation, the differences between the races, and interviews with Dr. Banda and Roy Welensky.

Hong Kong under the personal supervision of Mr. Norman F.C. Li. Grateful thanks to Mr Wu Chung for meeting the cost of the film the work of the British Red Cross Society Hong Kong Branch on the 100th anniversary of the BRCS and the 12th Anniversary of ...

Record of the mutual ties which bind Britain and Malta.

Compareda and contrasted, Salisbury - Rhodesia and Salisbury - Great Britain.

VHS of a series of still photographs with an accompanying written script. 1. Shots of Zanzibar, including places and buildings of note.

2. Shots of Pemba.

3. Shots of Dhows.

4. Royal Occasions: significant events between 1956 and 1963 ...

Tom and Sukie arrive in Malta to spend the holidays with their father, an archae ologist digging for a legendary golden statue of Calypso on the island of Gozo. He fails to meet the children who mke friends with Jiminy, a Maltese boy, ...

The last meeting of the Board of Admiralty, the Army Council and the Air Council before the three services came under the control of the Ministry of Defence. The first Defence Council meeting and unified operations in practice in Aden.

An area in Swaziland, adjacent to the Great Usutu River, was found to be ideal for planting a vast forest of quick pines. After intensive research a pulp mill of a new type which does not feed any effluent into the river was erected and put into ...

A documentary looking at the transfer of the Batonka people of the Zambezi valley to new homes because of the creation of Lake Kariba. It starts off with footage shot in 1956 and looks at the Batonka tribe, with scenes of village life and a ...

Deals with a group of misfit soldiers of a British garrison near Singapore during the guerilla uprisings of the early 1950s. Based on the novel by Leslie Thomas.

The development and growth of the volcano from the beginning of the eruption in October 1961 until March 1962 when active growth had virtually ceased. The film indicates some of the effects of the volcano on the flora and fauna of the ...

Some aspects of the varied work being done by young volunteers from Britain for Voluntary Service Overseas in social and medical services, particularly in the new countries of Tanzania and Mauritius.

Belize facing a take-over bid by neighbouring Guatemala.

A comparison of weddings in five different places: Esher, Surrey; Colne, Lancashire; Andheri, India; Khegudi, Botswana; and Buk, New Guinea. The film explores the similarities and the differences wedding ceremonies have in different ...

Looks at early race relations in Britain. Tells the story of a West Indian man as he makes his way from the false equality of an England v. West Indies cricket match to the reality of trying to find accommodation ...

Amateur travelogue. Mr. and Mrs. Brown continue their world tour and reach their next destination, the Philippines. They visit Manila and notice the huge gap between rich and poor; they see mansions that are being protected by armed guards, as well as ...

Incomplete film on the role of British forces around the world in the mid 1960s, including a summary of the British units stationed in Gibraltar, Cyprus, North Africa, Aden, Singapore, Hong Kong and Guyana. Ian Mikardo, Labour MP for Poplar, comments ...

Life in the Rhodesia Royal Air Force - the day's routine at an air base, vampire squadron exercises, training for new recruits, bombing training and the Commonwealth exercise "Battler".

I. Close-up of helmsman of HMS Ocean, stripped to the waist. He carries out his normal duties.

II. Various shots taken in Grand Harbour, Malta, of ratings travelling by, and alighting from, motor boats and dghaisas (dghajsas) piloted by ...

Film showing move of 4th Royal Tank Regiment from Edinburgh to Aden. Showing parade of the Regiment at Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh, departure from Turnhouse airport, and scenes of the Regiment's activities as Middle East Armoured Car Regiment ...

I. HA over the parade ground at Radfan Camp (?), covered in heaps of soldiers' kit - a Wessex helicopter approaches to pick up two cargo nets laden with gear and flies off. LA of Wessex picking up more kit. CUs as ...

Uganda: independence parade. Various floats representing aspects of the country. Fruitbats (?). Gardening. Birdlife. Crossing the Nile by ferry. Torrential rain in garden. Car maintenance.

Production / Donor Details: Ellis ...

Young girl holding baby. Train arriving. Car journey - Kenya. Timboroa (Rift Valley). Crossing the equator. Heavy goods train, carrying cars. Home life. Chameleons. Flowers. Williams' with young African children; Mr. Williams sawing ...

Journey to South Africa. Basutoland.

Production / Donor Details: Ellis and Greta Williams worked for the Government in Uganda from 1949 to independence; Mr. Williams worked at the Treasury, Mrs. Williams as an official ...

Scenes in Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia and the UK, 1957-69

Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by Terence Leslie William Windle, private Secretary to Sir John Rankine in Nigeria from 1951 to 1958 and a District Officer in ...

Documentary on the Zambesi river.

DOCUMENTARY. A report a week after Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) and the possible effects on Zambia.

No titles. Yachts sailing on Lake Kariba (0:10). A black man helps ...

In January 1879 a force of 4,000 Zulus having wiped out 1200 British soldiers in Natal marched to attack the Rorke's Drift mission station. Against the advice of the missionary, Lieutenant Chard with seven other junior officers and 97 ...

The variety and responsibility of life in the WRAF.

Airwomen of the WRAF are introduced at an Operation Flight Station and in other roles such as drivers, policewomen and clerks. Women fold parachutes, take part in ...

The years 1955-1966.

In April 1955 Mountbatten becomes First Sea Lord, and starts trimming the Navy down to a suitable peace-time force. In this episode, Mountbatten expresses ...

The years 1943-1945.

Mountbatten takes up command in SE Asia in August 1943 (the film gives a brief resume of the events in the far east up to that point) and sets about raising ...

The years 1945-1946.

With the end of the Far East war and the resulting chaos, Mountbatten's priority is the liberation of POWs, in which he is greatly helped by Lady Mountbatten ...

Government publicity for the national four-year plan.

The narrator stresses the urgent need for expansion if trade is to remain at existing levels, and Singapore retain its position as a great port - dredging ...

Government information film about Singapore.

Film has three items: (1) 'Yang Di Pertuan Tours'. The Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, visits parts of Singapore in a 'getting-to-know-you ' tour. ...

Government information film.

Four items. (1) 'Industrial Singapore - Tobacco'. Study of the process of cigarette manufacture, emphasising the large numbers produced and the speed of modern machine operations. ...

Government information programme.

Two items. (1) 'Industrial Singapore - Soap'. Manufacture of soap from surplus coconut oil. The successive stages in the production process are illustrated. Soap making is now ...

An 'on the spot' report by Julian Pettifer showing the rle of the Royal Hampshire Regiment in the Caribbean.

The film shows: some of the men swimming in the sea; the regimental headquarters in Jamaica; training at ...