Kenya, 1950. A white policeman takes in a murdered black priest's son to live with him and his wife as a houseboy, or "kitchen toto".

A look at the Metro-Cammell factory in Birmingham which designs and builds a variety of metro trains, looking in particular at the planning and building of the 'Kowloon Connection', a metro system between Hong Kong and Kowloon. The designing and ...

Hong Kong 1997. A man returns to his place of birth to find work but, unable to find a job, he decides to help others emigrate. A street cleaner seeking a better life becomes his first client.

A travelogue advertising Rhodesia as a tourist destination. Main scenes include wildlife in game reserves, Victoria Falls, the ruins of Zimbabwe (presented as a "mystery"), and the Matapos Hills. The Kariba Dam is also shown, with ...

Documentary about the penguins (gentoo, Magellan, rockhopper and king) that use the Falkland Islands as a breeding ground and the other sealife that prey on them.

Two-part documentary about the life and work of Jackie Pullinger, who works among Triads addicted to heroin in Hong Kong's Walled City.

The first of two programmes which aim to show that top Shell and BP executives may have committed criminal offences through their involvement in keeping Rhodesia supplied with oil, thus breaking the sanctions imposed by the ...

A look at life on Ascension Island.

The story of David Livingstone's life up to the conclusion of his great trans-African journey, during which he discovered the Victoria Falls and most of the course of the Zambesi. Includes scenes of his birth-place, the mill in which he ...

The Battle of Goose Green and the march on Port Stanley.

The rle of medical staff in the Royal Navy.

The various kinds of medical staff in the Navy are introduced - medical assistants (HMS Dido), medical officers, medical technicians and RN nurses. "Imagine yourself in ...

China threatens to relinquish the Patten blueprint on Hong Kong. In Hong Kong there are concerns about post-1997 civil rights. These form the backdrop to the 1995 elections which turn out to be a victory for democracy - and for Patten. But ...

Hank Wangford, and his band the Lost Cowboys, travel to the Falkland Islands during Camp Sports week to meet real cowboys and find there an unexpected die-hard passion for country and western music. Wangford also encounters ...

Scenes in Malaya, 1956

Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this time he ...

Scenes in Malaya, 1956-57

Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this time ...

Scenes in Malaya, 1957

Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this time he ...

Scenes in Malaya 1956, 1960

Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this time ...

Life on Tristan de Cunha since the eruption of the 'extinct' volcano.

Documentary about the ordinary working people of Hong Kong, many of whom live in cramped accommodation and share nothing of the city's wealth. A look at their views on the return of Hong Kong to China, and the likelihood of a convergance of interests ...

An account of the method by which Hong Kong Kong island and Kowloon on the mainl and were joined by a mile-long underwater tunnel for vehicular traffic

Third in a documentary series which looks at the realities of economics. This programme looks at the Hong Kong economy and considers whether the unrestricted business life has any lessons for Britain.

1880's: Tale of two tough British sergeants, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan, who journey from India through Afghanistan to the primitive wilds of Kafiristan to seek their fortunes. This results in Dravot being crowned king.

A look at the institution of marriage in five different areas of the world: India, New Guinea, Botswana; Esher, Surrey and Colne, Lancashire. The programme looks at the different values, relationships and patterns of behaviour displayed ...

Preparation at Defence Medical Equipment Depot at Ludgershall for dispatch to Falkland Islands of medical supplies for hospital to replace fire damage.

Helicopter flight over tropical ...

Reporting on stories from around the world, including that of Argentina's offer of money to each Falkland Islander in order that they give up British sovereignty. Plus a look at an unusual American military ...

War correspondent Michael Nicholson, one of only two TV reporters who travelled with the British Task Force to the Falklands in 1982, revisits the island.

Outlines the growing diplomatic row between Britain and Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands.

19th century geographer/explorers Richard Burton and John Speke make two successive journeys together to find the source of the Nile.

An interview with Ian Smith about the future of Rhodesia.

The man alleged to be behind Triad violence in Britain is confronted in this programme in the heart of Hong Kong's red light district. The report reveals how a war between Britain's two strongest Triad factions - the Wo Shing Wo and the ...

Looks at the work of the Mzilikazi Arts and Crafts Centre in Bulawayo in training African artists, particularly in creating employment opportunities for school-leavers of the African townships. An art teacher, Alex Lambert, is shown teaching, ...

This film covers a day in school from the children walking into school, lessons both indoors and out, doing movement classes, question time and pictures on the classroom wall. It ends with the children leaving school at the end of the ...

A visit to Abemana and various places of interest. The visit begins with a shot of the islands and their surrounding coastline from the air and ends the same way. It shows villages, local people and children, a beach, lagoon, a bridge, ...

This film shows a local boy catching fish with a traditional pointed stick. He does this by swimming in shallow water with goggles on and catching them one at a time and stringing them onto a loop on the side of his sarong.

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Arrival and departure of the missionary vessel 'John William VII' to Beru. Includes the start of the journey from an unknown destination, shots of the sea voyage itself, the arrival, the European accommodation, the local village and ...

This film is shot on two different beaches in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands and shows children surfing, flying kites, drinking coconuts, snorkelling and catching fish.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was a Christian ...

The film starts off with a village 'western style' wedding, and pans to beach and reef. It then shows the use local people make of the sea and beach i.e. children playing, adults cooking by means of beach fires, catching fish and ...

Various scenes of a young European woman arriving at the airstrip, being greeted And being shown the Islands by her family. It includes beach scenes and a wedding of a local couple.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was a ...

This film shows children in a convent school playing various games and local people in a village cooking and eating food around a fire. The last frames are at the airport.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was a Christian ...

Picnic with students on a beach and pig roasting activities. The film is shot as a narritive with the beach becoming dark, women beside a building looking out towards the beach and the preperations for the picnic i.e. palm trees being ...

This is a visual diary of the flight from Heathrow Airport, London to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. It includes take off and landing shots and aerial views of an east coast airport, USA, San Fransisco, Fiji and the Gilbert and Ellice ...

This film shows scenes of life in The Gilbert and Ellice Islands including a wedding,local people singing and dancing , collecting and cooking food and various buildings in small communities. Most of the film is of the Islanders with ...

A visual diary of a tour around some of the islands of the Gilbert Island group, including flights, ferries and local scenes in villages and on beaches.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was a Christian missionary.

Last day in the Islands: scenes of two picnics with Islanders and European family, preparing food, eating and dancing. It also shows scenes at the airport with students.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was a Christian ...

The film shows a village on one of the islands including scenes of the beach and general village and family life such as children playing, and villagers cleaning and preparing food.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Mowat was ...

This film shows teaching practice students working in St. Peter's school. It shows various activities during the day including their arrival at the school, children working in the classroom, performing traditional songs and dances, and ...

The film depicts the loading of a small craft in order to transport goods to the main vessel. It then switches to scenes on board with passengers swimming from the main deck and children reading and then proceeds to the boat weighing ...