The 1st Battalion of Rhodesian Light Infantry, 3 recruits are followed through basic training.

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Technical: labelled "Dub".

The tour of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh to India, Pakistan, Sarawak, Singapore, North Borneo, Hong Kong, the Solomon, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Christmas Island, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Northern Line Islands.

Compilation of unedited video of the Falklands including vehicle recovery, disciplinary action, vehicle maintenance and general views of the countryside and roads.

ACTUALITY. Members of the 1st Battalion, 2nd K.E.O. Gurkhas on active service in Borneo.

INTEREST. A travelogue set in Western Uganda, bordering the Congo. View across the Ruwenzori Mountains. The hot, sulphur springs on the savannah plains (130-155). Contrast of dense jungle on mountain side. Bamboo growing in the jungle ...

Record of the operation to separate the Siamese twins from Africa.

Conservative Party newsreel. Cartoon pointing out that there is no age limit for School Certificate entrants. The Commonwealth Conference. The Duchess of Kent returns from Far East tour. David eccles on incentive. Meeting between Churchill ...

TRAVELOGUE. The Malay Archipelago and Borneo.

Series in which investigative reporter Roger Cook looks at different cases of unscrupulous businesses. First in a resumed series. In this episode Cook investigates the ivory trade from East Africa to carving in Dubai and markets in Hong Kong ...

Argentinean documentary on the invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Argentine military equipment being prepared for the Falkland Islands. Fleet sets sail ...

INTEREST. The production of copper in Northern Rhodesia. Welfare facilites provided for the mining communities, including the towns of Mufulira, N'Kana, Ndola and Chingola.

I. Colour film of Royal Military Police in Aden, now Yemen, 1965 (ca).

II. Gibraltar Military Police around town 1960 (ca).

III. 101 Provost Marshal and 93 section Special Investigation Branch in Berlin ...

Map of Middle East with Kuwait highlighted, map of Port of Kuwait illustrating the Port Anchorage Basin and the location of coral reefs. Title: "Kuwait is entirely dependent on imports of all materials, including water. The lack of a suitable port ...

An introduction to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, including footage of fauna, flora and the local way of life, and showing the work of London Missionary Society/ CCWM (Congregational Council for World Mission) missions in the islands. The film follows ...

Film of naval activities during the Coronation Day celebrations in various parts of the Far East and elsewhere, 2nd June 1953.

(Part 1) HMS Unicorn in Singapore; public tours ship. (Part 2) ...

INTEREST. Celebrations in Dar Es-Salaam to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

The construction, by Richard Costain Ltd, of Kariba Heights, a township to house workers employed on the Kariba Dam project

The growing processing and weaving of cotton from East Africa.

Survey of the cotton industry in Uganda.

Shows all stages in the planting, growing, work in the ginner and the buying and selling of cotton.

A light comedy romance between a rich American diplomat and a Russian emigré princess from Hong Kong.

Countess Mountbatten's last tour in North Borneo.

The film shows her arrival and a number of visits to various establishments, and ends with a shot of a Union Jack sinking to half mast.

INTEREST. Singpore.

The sugar industry in Rhodesia, including:- 1960 Bulawayo trade show, the sugar pavillion and the visit by the Queen Mother, the Chirundu sugar estates, the processes involved in making and refining sugar.

General scenes in Aden showing back streets, domestic animals, goats, camels, etc. Water carts. Mountains in background. Buildings. Helicopter shown on ground. Descent of CS grenades from Helicopter. CS ...

A hunter kills a sacred lion and is cursed by a native chief. Unhealed he returns to Africa and kills the chief, and is healed.

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

Includes shots of a harbour, ships and buildings. Street scenes in Zanzibar showing local people, rickshaws, children, policemen and other local life. Shots of the British Embassy, gardens and army bands. It shows a pier being built ...

Various scenes in and around Zanzibar Airport.

Various scenes of Aden harbour showing local boats and naval ships. Some film shot from on board a boat.

Various scenes of the Queen Mother's visit to Nairobi, including a Guard of Honour, her car arriving and the crowds waiting to greet her. It includes some interesting film of a troupe of local men dancing and playing drums as part of ...

Includes various scenes of a family on safari in Tanzania (Tanganyika), showing the scenery that they drive through, the villages & people that they visit and meet and the kind of roads and bridges that they drive along. It has a few ...

About 400' of wildlife, mostly in Uganda National Parks, shot between 1958 and 1966. NOT edited into a coherent film.

Production / Donor Details: John Cleave was ADC Karamoja District for 11 years.

A year in the life of the people of Karamoja District, taken in 1958-60, edited.

Mostly in Matheniko county, and includes some Tepeth from Moroto mountain. Scenes include blood-letting (the major diet of the Karamojong is cattle- ...

A 300' edited record of the demarcation of the border between Uganda and Kenya from late 1959 to March 1960. The 6-month foot safari along the trackless border at the foot of the scarp was supported by camels, donkeys and porters. An ...

A foot safari with a District Forestry Office, James Lang-Brown, to the top of Mt. Napak, a massif on the border of Karamoja and Teso districts. Team of porters. Mountain scenery. with panoramic views. The mountains were declared ...

Scenes - mostly in Moroto - of living in Karamoja, Uganda.

Includes: building Morotochurch; a 'barazza' (meeting with tribesmen) in Rupa, a settlement at the foot of mount Moroto; the bi-weekly Moroto bus (the only public ...

A record of life in the District HQ of Karamoja Distrcit, Uganda, 1958 - 60. Edited. Personal film, but also show this remote station, the housing, office and dukas (shops), activities like refuse collection and the station farm, ...

A 275' edited record of the hand-over on Independence. Parade with the Governor handing over the PM Obote and some of the celebratory events that followed.

March-past of the 4th Kings African Rifles.

Multi-racial crowds at ...

A compendium of wildlife and scenes mostly in Uganda's game parks, in those days excellent, and some from Karamoja. 1958-1966. Edited.

Production / Donor Details: John Cleave was ADC Karamoja District for 11 years.

Independence celebrations in Nigeria.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Cressy was Deputy Superintendent of the Palestine Police Force and then Deputy Commissioner of the Nigerian Police.

VHS containing various film items illustrating Mr Crouch's life and travels as a British official in Southern Arabia. It shows many aspects of life in the desert, including stunning scenery, military patrols, good shots of the Hadhrami ...

Family shots of Mr Crouch's engagement, wedding & honeymoon in East Africa. Back on duty in Aden, and other holiday footage.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Crouch served as a political officer in the Aden Protectorates and Aden ...

Travelogue, showing the buildings, people and wildlife of Nairobi.

Over shots of modern Nairobi, the commentator outlines the transformation of the city under British rule over the previous fifty years. The film highlights the 'modern colonial ...

Documentary on the Caribbean, shot during the making of "Fire Down Below". Tour of Trinidad, sporting activities, carnivals and the Limbo dance performed to the music of a steel band.

A description of three of the Christian sects of the Shona and Ndebele immigrants from Southern Rhodesia, who came to live in Zambia between 1957 and 1964. It examines their position in 1969, the effects of their fundamentalist beliefs in ...

Diamond smuggling in an African colony is foiled by the British commissioner.