An examination of sanctions busting in Rhodesia, and how goods are getting in and out of the country.

Drama set in Kenya. Two American cowboys are recruited by a British rancher to help him in a project involving the capturing and taming of wild animals and by breeding new stock to provide a source of food. The object is to halt the ...

The violence against the British presence in Aden and the future of the South Arabian Federation. Llew Gardner spoke to the Secretary-General of the South Arabian League in Aden and Robert Kee spoke to Duncan Sandys and ...

Documentary on the choice of the Atlantic island of Ascension as a tracking station for satellites and rockets and its transformation.

‘Drab endless vistas of scree’ was Michael Orrom's first impression of ...

A report on the annual congress of the Rhodesian Front from September 1967.

A tour of Salisbury and the surrounding areas set to music. The film opens with aerial views of the city as a plane lands at Salisbury airport.

Installation on Ascension Island of a British-built tracking station, with its huge aerial for reception of signals from outer space.

Travelogue of Hong Kong

A look at modern life in several south African countries.

A report on the tension between China and Hong Kong and the border clashes of 1967.

A look at life on Ascension Island.

DOCUMENTARY. A report on Anguilla's illegal declaration of independence from the West Indies Associated States.

A report on Anguilla, with Robert Bradshaw and Sir Frederick Phillips.

Dramatised recruitment film for prospective Royal Navy officers.

1. Prospective recruits (in civvies) are taken onboard HMS Dolphin; sequence focuses on one of the recruits, "Brendon" (a Welshman who gives us his ...

Unedited news film of the Queens Lancashire Regiment on security duties in Aden in September 1967 during the anti-British Insurgency shows soldiers off-duty in camp, searching Arab taxies and their passengers for arms at Checkpoint Bravo, cookhouse ...

Reel of rushes of 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on patrol in Aden during the Emergency (with live sound during rough searching of Arab suspects), and of mute rushes of British soldiers on patrol, unarmed, in the peaceful British ...

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 ...

Film shows diplomatic life in Aden in 1967 at the end of British rule. Also includes military manoeuvres, and ends with sequences of the diplomatic staff making a bonfire of documents marked "Top Secret".

Also further ...

Footage from Mr Day's time as Senior Political Officer in the South Arabian Federation between 1964 and 1967.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Day entered HMOCS as Political Officer, Western Aden Protectorate, in 1961. From 1964-67 he ...

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 ...

David Dimbleby interviews Sir Donald and Lady Cleland, Close up of questions.

DOCUMENTARY. A report on the political situation in Aden and the role of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Includes an interview with Lt. Col. Colin Campbell Mitchell.

Rediffusion logo (00:04). Opening ...