Short documentary about the game of football.

Opening with Cup Final (Wolves 3, Leicester 1), film shows football being played in backstreets, at school and by amateur teams, including Chinese and Nigerian visitors. ...

DOCUMENTARY. The first journey of the commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to set up a base camp on the Weddell Sea.

RL.1 NOV. 1955: Ship "Theron" leaves London. Leader of party Vivian Fuchs, Edmund Hillary and members of ...

Medical work of the Salvation Army in Africa.

Film of Michael Stewart, Foreign Secretary, being interviewed on the Rhodesian situation shortly after the resignation of Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs' resignation.

The film indicates, among other things, why things ...

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 ...

"PRELUDE TO CONFLICT" asks why it was allowed to happen and finds the weakness of states created at Versailles, change in Russia, the delusions of grandeur of a poor and humiliated Germany, rise of European dictators and ...

Adventure story about cowardice versus bravery among British soldiers in the 1880s.

I. Eastney AA Range. Series of shots of twin 40mm Bofors on STAAG mounting - crew man the gun, open fire, and train round while firing. Shell cases eject onto the beach.

II. Gibraltar. LS view of the Rock, approaching from seaward - camera boat ...

Film showing the variety of roles in the Royal Navy by illustrating four seamen, each working in a specific type of ship.

Tony is a crew member on a British nuclear submarine, "a most remarkable vessel". As an ...

Four couples describe their holidays:- Kariba/Eastern Highlands, Lake Nyasa, Victoria Falls, Lake Tangyanika.

January 7th 1955. An announcement by Chief Awolowo, Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria at the radio station? He talks of free universal primary education. A primary school, children admitted, a visit by the Premier and the Minister Of ...

DOCUMENTARY: Independence Day celebrations in Ghana, including ceremonies and pageants and the opening of the Ghana Parliament by the Duchess of Kent. The commentary makes a strong plea for racial tolerance, as well as mentioning the possibility ...

Documentary describing the history of the Royal Navy from the Falklands War in 1982 to the 1991 Gulf War (with particular emphasis in the Falklands campaign), covering the development of the Navy's ships and weaponry, ...

How the rubber growers of Grisek in Johore, Malaya have improved their product with the assistance of the Rural and Industrial Development Authority.

The Rhodesian Army in operation against Nationalist guerillas.

The destruction of Rhodesia's native timber resources and the need for careful management of that resource.

LIVE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. The first of the series.

Main title over rock band Humble Pie playing to studio audience (02.08). Joe Melia (JM) introduces the new series, explaining the format, and the current ...

Native is instructed on irrigation by local Agricultural Assistant.

Production materials for an ITV 'Weekend World' on the Falkland Islands.

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 what may happen after the Falkland dispute is over and the Islands have once again to be administered. Included in the programme is an interview with Cecil Parkinson, Conservative Party Chairman and member of the ...

Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about the critical period through which the government has been passing for the last few weeks. Live from Downing Street.

Coronation celebrations in Hong Kong; street decorations, grand procession, spectators.

The film includes sequences in and around Gwoza including markets, a palm plantation, villages and drilling for artesian wells. The majority of the film is shot during independence celebrations held in Maiduguri, Bornu Province, ...

Brian Hanrahan describes life aboard HMS Hermes and talks to the man in charge of the Task Force, Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward.

Film showing every stage of the production of darkfired tobacco at Kasiya (40 miles from Lilongwe) in Nyasaland, from the issue of seed to the despatch of baled leaf to the Limbe Auction floors.

Production / Donor Details: ...

A look a the British base at Aden, now GHQ Middle East under one commanding officer. A visit by the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur coincides with 'Aden Forces Week', also present was Harold Watkinson, Defence Minister.

Tracing the development of Gallagher's tobacco company and showing modern factories in Great Britain and the farm in Rhodesia where the tobacco is grown.

GOVERNMENT FILM. A record of the Queen's visit to the Gambia in 1962.

Biopic of famed Indian lawyer and activist Mahatma Gandhi, whose methods of non-violent protest against the British Empire led to him becoming a popular leader until his assassination in 1948.

(Reel 1) I. "Arrival of India's New Viceroy."

II. "India's New Viceroy sworn in."

III. "India's leaders hold historic New Delhi talks."

IV. "The dominions of India and Pakistan."

(Reel 2) V. "Bombay bids farewell to British ...

I. "1805-1955 Salute to Nelson." The 150th Anniversary of Trafalgar.

II. "Personalities in the news." Lord and Lady M in Washington.

III. Lord M on tour in Canada.

IV. The Royal Pakistan Navy's Commander in Chief welcomed to Britain ...

I. "Personalities in world news." Lady M leaving on a Far East tour.

II. "India Greets Earl Mountbatten' Lord and Lady M visiting India.

III. Lord M officiating at an Indian Polo Association match.

IV. Lord and Lady M stop in Sydney ...

During General Sir Gerald Templer's farewell tour of RAF Station, Kuala Lumpur, he visits 848 Squadron and says a few words to the assembled officers.

General Templer and ...

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.

Land clearance for a rubber plantation.

Soldiers from the Gurkha Regiment and the King's Own Scottish Borderers arrive for a Far East defence conference.

A study of Northern Nigeria as it prepares for self-government.

The commentator introduces Africa as the 'continent of the future' before he outlines, through a map, the different regions of Nigeria. First, the film highlights the ...

Harry takes cameras inside the rock for the first time and there is music from the Gibraltar Regiment's fife and drum band.

Harry speaks to Bishop John K. Satterthwaite about the Anglican diocese of Europe.

A report on the dispute between Spain and Britain over the future of Gibraltar.

Dramatised reconstruction of the Gibraltar hearing about the shooting of three members of the IRA by the SAS.