Story of the effect of war on the people of a remote rural area of Bengal in 1942.

About the wildlife of the Seychelles Islands and the efforts that are being made to protect both the islands and their wildlife.

Amateur travelogue. Edwin and Rene Brown spend their holiday on Mauritius and the Seychelles. They enjoy the islands' beaches and admire the landscape. They drive around and meet some local fishermen, who demonstrate their work. There are ...

How the mile wide stetch of water separating Hong Kong from the mainland was lin ked by a twin tube tunnel fabricated on shore and joined up on the sea bed How the mile wide stretch of water separating Hong Kong from the mainland was ...

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

Film made in 1973 during the first Hong Kong Arts Festival, showing various aspects of Hong Kong, and extracts from performances by some of the artists appearing in the Festival, including Margot Fonteyn, Yehudi Menuhin, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ...

Development of Rhodesia's parliamentary system from early pioneering days.

Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the ...

Recruitment film for the Royal Navy, focusing on the "Dragon Squadron", based in Hong Kong. The Dragon Squadron is responsible for assisting the Hong Kong police in policing Hong Kong's waters. Includes scenes onboard patrol ships HMS Yarnton, HMS ...

Documentary showing life in the Women's Royal Naval Service, described by Wrens in their own words.

The demands and satisfactions of a career in the WRNS are illustrated by reference to work and off-duty scenes at a ...

Shows how the port of Hong Kong has developed over the years into a major intern ational port, and outlines the develop-ments to ensure its future prosperity

The Hong Kong government programme that has rehoused 40% of thepopulation.

A territorial survey of Belize (formerly British Honduras) as an introduction to a Staff College tactical exercise.

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Content information copied from SSVC Army Film Catalogue 1983 - 1984

Briefing film to give armed forced personnel and their families an insight into the conditions of service in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. Showing the work of 51 Infantry Brigade, 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade and the Army Air Corps; "HMS ...

Report in two sections.

Reel 1. Rhodesian reactions to Smith's closure of the border with Zambia. Guerrillas now conduct raids across the border against white settlers: a tobacco farmer whose wife was killed ...

Film biography of the youth of Winston Churchill.

The background to the Pearce Commission Report on Rhodesia.

A look at the Rhodesian Young Scientific Exhibition.

Shows the daily life of a Thai family during the rice harvest

An interview with Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home on the rejection by Rhodesian opinion of the independence proposals worked out by himself and Ian Smith

TRAVELOGUE OF ST. HELENA.

LIVE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. The first of the series.

Main title over rock band Humble Pie playing to studio audience (02.08). Joe Melia (JM) introduces the new series, explaining the format, and the current ...

Tourist film of Bulawayo?

Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the collection of Henry Berriff, a cameraman in the ...

A summary of the year's events. Lake Kariba hydrofoil .Jumbo jet start flights. Wanki Colliery Disaster Rhodesian Olympic Team. International rugby. Polo matches. Race meetings. Miss Rhodesia beauty contest. Special last running of ...

Television programme about life in the RAF.

The film follows 3 characters as they pursue their duties over a seven day period culminating in 'Exercise White Tent', designed to test Harriers in the Arctic conditions ...

Film showing the variety of roles in the Royal Navy by illustrating four seamen, each working in a specific type of ship.

Tony is a crew member on a British nuclear submarine, "a most remarkable vessel". As an ...

Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life in the British colony.

Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life in the British colony, as well as Gurkha tug-of-war, parade by Gurkha bagpipe band ...

Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life and his own family in the British colony.

Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

About the building of the ceremonial a house used by the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea in their male initiation ceremonies.

Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

The building of the Chimya, the great ceremonial house, has begun. The site for the Chimya is cleared and the scaffolding erected. Building materials are gathered from the forest. There is a preparatory ceremony for the ...

About the Bedamini people of New Guinea whose life-style remians unchanged because they are cut off from the rest of the world on a big fertile plateau. It shows a society where all work, from simple farmwork to complicated house building is done ...

Shows the Baruya making decorations and other preparations for their male initiation ceremonies. The Chimya is "opened". The Yivupm bwaya undergo further preparations. The Baruya from the Marawaka valley arrive.

Shows the male initiation ceremonies of the Baruya of New Guinea.

A general account of Baruya village life, social organisation, and general agric ulture in the Wonenara valley. A village house is made.

Briefing film on the border between Hong King and the People's Republic of China. Showing road and rail crossings and the views from the British Army observation posts, including scenes of Chinese troops drilling and training.

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 ...

The Youth Recreation Centre at the Hong Kong Life Guard Club is opened by the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose. The two reels show the same events (the banquet, presentations, speeches etc) from two different cameras.

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A detailed and comprehensive examination of the developing economies of the Caribbean, specifically the island of St. Lucia and the republic of Guyana on the South American coast.

Begins by looking ...

The film looks at the punishment received by Rhodesians and South Africans who talked to World in Action in 'Goodbye Mr. Smith' and 'The dumping grounds'. Some were deported and others jailed.

The story of Rhodes' influence in Africa. Includes exterior of house where he was born; his grave; African mining towns; Rhodesia and Oxford Colleges(?).

Colour newsreel dated 1971

Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the collection of Henry Berriff, a cameraman in the ...

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 ...

Documentary record of the British Combined Services Expedition to South Georgia, with archive footage of Shackleton's expedition 1914-1917.

Preparation begins; supply dumps are set up. The men eat meal prior to ...