CARIBBEAN WELCOME 1966
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's five-week tour of the Caribbean, in February 1966.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's five-week tour of the Caribbean, in February 1966.
Film on the famous Trinidad Carnival.
1) Shot of a village by a lake taken from a moving train (?) in Africa; 2) shot of a river and river bank with palm trees, etc. possibly taken from a moving platform, or a boat on a river; 3) shots of native boats travelling on river, in the day and at ...
Comedy set in 1900 in Africa, an ornithologist gives a lantern lecture to the Royal Society, describing his African expedition in search of the rare Oozulum bird.
India, in 1895.
Naval publicity and recruitment film.
The hero, Terry Gardner, is discontented with his job on a building site, where the Welsh foreman restricts him to the menial role of tea boy. Terry decides to join the Navy, ...
Travel short about a Merchant Navy engineer who calls at Hong Kong, Bangkok and other Eastern cities prior to accepting a berth in the Orient.
Depicting life on a cedar plantation in Central Africa, showing the nursery, pine tree plantation, pest control, trout fishing and wild plants and flowers.
Survey on resources of Northern and Southern Rhodesia, natural and human. Scenes in Lusaka and Salisbury. Southern Rhodesian delegation arrives in London for conference on future of the Rhodesia.
About the building of the ceremonial a house used by the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea in their male initiation ceremonies.
Steampast in line ahead by ships of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Reel One. Aerial LSs of the steampast. Spectators stand on the ...
Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.
Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.
Shows the male initiation ceremonies of the Baruya of New Guinea.
Royal Marines at Gibraltar, February 1954.
Part 2 contains scenes of Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon H A McMillen (the Governor General of Gibraltar) and aides-de-campe crossing by jackstay ...
Progress in the territory, showing schools, universities, buildings, education and political development.
The emergency meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers, held in Lagos, Nigeria at the invitation of the Prime Ministers, held in Lagos, Nigeria at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Nigeria to seek a solution to the Rhodesian crisis.
Part 1. Sir John and Lady Edelsten arrive at Customs House. Inspection of combined Army and RAF guard of honour. Arrival at Customs House of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Creasy; the C-in-C and Lady Edelsten make their ...
Training film on the work of Naval chaplains in ships and shore establishments. Introduced by the Rev. John Oliver the film shows chaplains working at HMS Raleigh in Devon, HM Naval Base Gibraltar, HMS Rooke, on the guided missile cruiser, HMS Blake, ...
Chartered aircraft crash in Malta, February 1956: general view of wreckage showing personnel clearing debris.
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A young wife whose husband is too busy working on a weekly paper in English gets infatuated with her husband's cousin, with whom she builds up a world of their own.
Second in a series of nine programmes showing the work of the Royal Hong Kong Police, filmed over a three month period during the summer of 1977. The heroin drug trade.
Residents of a Cheshire Home in Singapore shown in various activities, especially crafts, e.g., toy-making.
ACTUALITY. Local chieftains at an official function in Nigeria.
Film illustrating the differences and similarities of adult-children relationships across five different communities: Esher in Surrey, Colne in Lancashire, New Guinea, Botswana and the people of the Himalayan Foothills. The film examines ...
A party for British children onboard HMS Forth, submarine depot ship at Malta.
LA.LS from quayside to HMS Forth alongside - a huge Father Christmas figure has been erected as if in the act of ...
Documentary about a small town business in the Scottish borders that exports cashmere sweaters to Hong Kong.
Series of programmes which feature a variety of documentaries from the UK and abroad.
A legend of an emperors' love for a young man which turned Hong Kong's legislature in favour of homosexuality.
Film on the Copper Belt region of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), specifically the interaction of Christianity and commerce in this region and the work of the United Mission to the Copper Belt (in which the London Missionary society was a partner). The ...
Film on the role played by British forces in Cyprus, focusing on the balance between celebrations and the need to continue operations against EOKA.
Men of the 1st Battalion the Royal Ulster Regiment land from the ...
The visit of Winston Churchill to Jamaica in January 1953.
The film opens with the arrival of Winston Churchill at Montego Bay airport on Friday 9 January 1953 on board the 'Independence', the personal plane of the President of the ...
Film-expedition to New Guinea.
ACTUALITY. Procession to the City Hall in Singapopre, the arrival of the Governor and the Duchess, inspection of the guard of honour, speeches and the ceremony.
A report from Hong Kong at a time of change, with only a few hundred days until its lease reverts to China. Includes a ride in a leaky sampan, a night at the races, a game of tennis in the grounds of Government House, an interview with Governor Chris ...
General survey of Kuwait, its oil, its ruler, social services, technological and agricultural advances among the Arab people, and a visit to the Majlis. Opens with an interview with three Kuwait students in Britain.
Story of how two youngsters round up crooks to blow up British fleet off Gibraltar.
The co-op officer and the problems he encounters in Sarawak.
A former district officer is assigned to work on a team of diamond prospectors, who are busy double crossing each other until they are blown up having found bullion.
The history of coffee-growing and a detailed description of the coffee industry in East Africa.
First shown in Nairobi in March 1959, the film was made on location throughout East Africa, including ...
A documentary impression of some of the West Indians now living in Birmingham. Features a railwayman from St. Kitts, a bus conductor from Jamaica, a family of singers from Trinidad and a nurse from Barbados.
HMS Tyne at Malta during Combined Fleet Exercises.
Flag Officers arrive on board HMS Tyne at Grand Harbour, Malta. FO's meeting in C-in-C's Dining cabin.
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Scenes in and around Malta during Combined Fleet Exercises, Mediterranean 1955.
Combined Fleet formed up prior to entering Grand Harbour. Harbour entrance and Valletta. Firing the Royal ...
The Combined Fleets at Gibraltar, March 1954.
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Technical: print badly scratched and has ingrained dirt; damp has destroyed one side of reel.
Summary: cataloguing incomplete as the film has not been ...
Part of Command Activities Series
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Content information copied from SSVC RAF Catalogue of Training Films & Video Tapes 1989
The Commanding Officer of HMS Centaur relinquishes command at Malta.
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Remarks: uncatalogued.
(Taken in HMAS Quadrant.) Destroyers in line astern and ahead; fleet forming up; fleet dressed overall at entrance to Singapore Roads.
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Summary: cataloguing incomplete as the film has not been viewed - ...