Shots of a village and its occupants. Cuts to a plane landing on an air strip, taxying to a stand still, the island itself taken from the plane as it is flying and ends as the plane begins its descent at its destination point.
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Shots of a village and its occupants. Cuts to a plane landing on an air strip, taxying to a stand still, the island itself taken from the plane as it is flying and ends as the plane begins its descent at its destination point.
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African Safari adventure film: a hunting expedition comes to grief when they fail to placate the natives. But the leader escapes, and reaches the British camp with the natives at his heels.
A record of the celebrations organised for the independence of Papua New Guinea 16th September 1975.
Village life, history of the people and colonisation. A brass band. An interview with a German settler. Archive footage of missionary work and ...
Special royal gala show recorded at the Coliseum Theatre in London attended by The Prince of Wales.
Amateur record shot by young Able Seaman Richard Carver, when serving on HMS Salisbury in the Far East in 1962-1965, records off-duty scenes in Singapore and on nearby Snake Island, and naval search party boarding local vessel Naga Mas off Sarawak ...
Army patrols in city of Aden conduct house searches and check driver's identity papers. Except at the beginning of the reel, there is little evidence of naval participation.
A sailor ...
I. Scenes onboard Royal Navy submarine.
II.Seeking and destroying enemy aircraft by ship launched missile system.
III. Royal Marine Commandos attack and successfully destroy an enemy radar system.
IV.Urgent supplies are ferried by ...
Describes the British involvement in the construction of the new double track railway from Kowloon, on Hong Kong's harbour to the Chinese border.
How the Birmingham branch of the Co-operative movement is helping to ralse $30,0 00 to start consumer co-ops in Bechuanaland
David Dimbleby interviews Sir Donald and Lady Cleland, Close up of questions.
Film of a Cheshire Home in Port Moresby, New Guinea.
Leonard Cheshire's first visit to New Guinea.
A film showing Ian Smith's address to Rhodesia on his 'new initiative' to bring Africans into government. The Prime Minister the Hon. Ian Douglas Smith - Ian Smith is seen seated at a microphone and talks about the "Communist aim of controlling ...
A follow-up to WORLD IN ACTION: LIABLE TO PROSECUTION about Shell and BP's involvement in illegal oil exports to Rhodesia. Looks more closely at the smokescreens used to try and cover up the sanctions breach. The history of ...
Interviews with Gibraltar commander and with the Chief Minister.
Notes
Remarks: tape labelled "master".
HAC (Honourable Artillery Company) 21-gun salute.
Beach landings, interview with "Burton", recruits.
Commander, North Ireland Horse. FIBUA (Fighting in Built Up Areas) - interview with officer in charge of the FIBUA exercise.
Notes
Remarks: tape labelled "master".
Film showing the rle of nurses in the Royal Navy; includes sequences in Gibraltar and Malta; also features are the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (McDonnell Douglas Phantom fighters) and HMS Euryalus.
Film showing the work of navy support including unloading a tanker and associated procedures.
Notes
Part only
Information film about the Falklands Islands, the Falklands War and subsequent military presence, concentrating on processes for bring in fuel for the garrison.
Information film about naval support on Ascension Island with footage of oil tanker, building works, harbour and laboratory.
Monthly series of travel and exploration documentaries. This edition visits the elephant training camps in Northern Thailand; a trip to the australian outback to follow a man's search for gold; a look at the Sakkudei of Indonesia; ...
The problems of old age and social attitudes towards old people in Colne, Lancashire; Esher, Surrey; Buk, New Guinea; Heri, India; and Khegudi, Botswana. It aims to identify the ideas of old age that are common to all cultures: the ...
Lime juice production. Made to mark the centenary of the sponsoring firm, L. Rose & Co. Ltd., The sponsor's estates on the island of Dominica where limes are grown and processed.
In 1966 Dominica was on the brink of major ...
Navy Instructional film, set in Hong Kong, on the threat from sabotage attacks. Areas of particular risk, such as warzones or politically unstable countries, are noted. The methods that a saboteur might use are shown, including underwater attack by ...
Eighth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign). This is a subsidiary part featuring SITREPS (Situation Reports) from ...
Eighth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Fifth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Fourth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign). This is a subsidiaray part featuring SITREPs (Situation Reports) from ...
Fourth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Ninth and final part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
First part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Seventh part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Sixth part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Third part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
Second part of a narrative history of 3 Commando Royal Marines involvement in Operation Corporate (the Falkland Islands Campaign).
(Tape 1) The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal at sea on the way to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Flight deck activity with Hawker Sea Harrier aircraft (on windy day) featured.
(Tape 2) HMS Ark Royal continues her voyage to the ...
(Reel One) The morning of the invasion (the troops had landed before 5.30 am), angry Anguillans surround the office of the British Commissioner, Anthony Lee. London policemen from the Special Patrol Group try to ...
Scenes at Camp Gibraltar, Kuwait (base of 3 Commando Brigade). Members of D Company load weapons and talk to camera. Also Royal Marines from 45 Commando at Az Zubayr, Iraq ...
Scenes at Camp Gibraltar, Kuwait (base of 3 Commando Brigade) and at the Basra Palace occupied by British troops (Queen's Dragoon Guards).
I. 12 February 2003: members of the Queen's Dragoon Guards at Camp Gibraltar.
II. 14 February 2003: members of 42 Commando Royal Marines at Camp Gibraltar.
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The film offers a review of the current dvelopments in the countries surrounding Rhodesia, and shows the troops patrolling the Rhodesian border.
A look at the emigration business in Hong Kong in the run-up to 1997; and a profile of Rayman, who learned his music from Hong Kong street beggers.
Looks at Fiji.
A look at our neighbours from China and Hong Kong.
The story of Karen Blixen, who wrote under the name of Isak Dinesen about her experiences in Kenya. She moves to Africa with her husband, investing all her money in a farm which is ultimately unprofitable. Her marriage of convenience deteriorates, ...
Follows the procedures of a 2 week conference in the Solomon Islands, organised by the Pacific Conference of Churches and Melanesian Council of Churches, which examines the particular issues which are of relevance to the Pacific region, ...