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.
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.
I. British Marines based in the Falklands, taken prisoner during the Argentine invasion on 1 April 1982, shipped first to Argentina and repatriated to Britain. Includes footage of ...
Argentine footage of the fall of Puerto Argentino/Port Stanley.
Shots of attacks on runway at Port Stanley. Argentine troops stroll along streets ( ...
Argentine television documentary (Channel 13, Buenos Aires) about the South Atlantic War, beginning with the occupation on South Georgia by Argentine scrap men dismantling the whaling ...
Argentine military documentary about the South Atlantic War, beginning with the build-up of Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands by Hercules transporters. Shots of various aircraft ...
Argentine military documentary about the South Atlantic War.
Short film about the old gun emplacements in Gibraltar and their modern counterparts.
Narrator tells story of Gibraltar having to defend its frontiers with guns; film of the old guns are followed by a reconstruction ...
Life with the N. Rhodesian Regiment: Zambian army's riot drill 1967; a flight over the Zambesi to Kariba; the Blue Train on a journey from Bulawayo to Cape Town 1968; a voyage on the SS Oranje (Union Castle Line) Capetown to ...
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.
Looks at Hong Kong, and its growing business centre, geared to cope with business deals from all over the world.
Shows the daily life of a Thai family during the rice harvest
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 ...
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.
The duties of a detachment of 663 Squadron Army Air Corps during a 4-month tour in Belize, with particular reference to the hazards of operating in humid climate and mountainous jungle terrain.
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TV documentary which examines the possibility of an honourable settlement between Britain and Rhodesia.
The programme reviews the worsening situation in Rhodesia - political oppression, persecution of ...
Amateur compilation made to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of HMS Ajax in the Battle of the River Plate (Rio de Plata) combines film shot during the veterans' visit to Buenos Aires (Argentina), including laying of ...
HMS Chatham sets sail from Hong Kong; also sailpast by ships of the Ocean Wave deployment, passing the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia.
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, ...
A football match between the crew of HMS Leeds Castle fishery protection vessel, wearing shirts emblazoned with "HMS Leeds Castle 1st Commission", and an unidentified team. The match appears to be played near the seafront on ...
(Tape 1) (i) General views on board inflatable sea boat heading towards "HMS Liverpool" off the Monserrat coast at sunset. Shots along the waterline of "Liverpool". Moon above Montserrat (at night). (ii) ...
Crewmen from HMS Londonderry enjoy the hospitality of the Anguillan islanders.
A party from HMS Londonderry, two ratings and a petty officer, enjoy some liberty on the island of ...
(Tape 1) Fitness training on board HMS Nottingham for the runners taking part: running and mat exercises, aerobics, exercises on flight deck. Set-up shots, including preparation of fancy dress, including the ...
I. Gemini inflatables carry ashore a party of marines and sailors from HMS Rothesay. The sailors, armed with No 4 rifles, pick their way over the inhospitable terrain. They comb the beach area. A prisoner is brought in, hands ...
Amateur film shot by Midshipman Ian Shuttleworth while serving on HMS Salisbury in the Far East between August 1963 and September 1964 during Confronation in Borneo records leave in Hong Kong, carrier and helicopter activity, Crossing the Line ...
Recruiting film for the Royal Navy/WRNS, featuring the guided missile destroyer HMS Sheffield, and and WRENs on Gibraltar, showing the interrelationship between the Ratings and Officers on board and the WRENs involved in shoreside support. Film ...
(Tape 1) (i) Interior shots of helicopter in flight: aerial views of Montserrat and of "HMS Southampton" (D90). Flight over island: lush vegetation gives way to smoking fissures and drifts of ash. Focus on ...
The Hong Kong government programme that has rehoused 40% of thepopulation.
Contemplates the future of Hong Kong, once it is handed back to the Chinese, with comments from old colonials, young entrepreneurs both British and Chinese.
Measures being taken against communism in Hong Kong. With Sir David Trench, P.S. Woo, David Lai, Elsie Elliott, and police commissioner T.C. Eates
Travelogue of Hong Kong
Army recruiting advertisement.
A VC10 of Transport Command comes in for a night landing at Hong Kong. Among the passengers is Les Henderson, an RA trooper attached to the Gurkhas - ...
Shows how Hong Kong has developed from a trading port in the 19th century to an international centre of world trade. Argues that this has been achieved by a freedom of economic action, producing jobs, rising living standards and the lowest ...
Presents a tour of Hong Kong and its people, from the business man's point of vi ew, and showsits value as a market for consumer goods.
Hong Kong has a good housing programme with 200,000 people in public building estates. But 1 million still live in hillside shanty towns or in sub-standard housing. The aim is to build 200,000 houses a year for the next 5 years but lack of space is a ...
Illustrates aspects of Naval life in Hong Kong. It gives a brief history of Hong Kong, shows views of HMS Tamar and scenes of Hong Kong, and covers such items as family accommodation, shopping, LOA (local overseas allowance), recreation, climate and ...
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