Despite orders to the contrary from the British government, the English forces in Natal in 1879 attack the Zulu King Cetschwayo, leading to the massacre of 1500 British soldiers by 25,000 Zulu warriors.

Items include: Boat people arriving in Hong Kong [7.32 dur] Botha talking about the new Muzorewa government in Rhodesia [5.05 dur], Botha talking about elections in Namibia [5.55 dur], and about the Wiehahn Commision in South Africa ...

Based on real life events, the film takes place during the guerrilla phase of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Three officers from an Australian volunteer unit operating at the fringes of British controlled territory are accused of executing ...

Report on black and white communities in Umtali region.

Live inter-continental TV show hosted by David Frost which conducts `debates' by satellite, and involving a studio audience, on contentious issues.

Includes an item looking at the progress and deterioration of the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of two men, Jerry Fitt and William Craig, enemies in the political arena of 1970, but now with very similar views.

Film of Operation "Uric"(?), a Rhodesian Security Forces operation to destroy bridges in Mozambique in order to prevent terrorists entering into Rhodesia.

Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the ...

Amateur compilation made to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of HMS Ajax in the Battle of the River Plate (Rio de Plata) combines film shot during the veterans' visit to Buenos Aires (Argentina), including laying of ...

This edition includes a report on the Vietnamese boat people and what Hong Kong is doing to help the refugees.

Looks at the Asian Arts Festival in Hong Kong which features the practice of traditional theatrical, musical and dance acts.

Hong Kong has a good housing programme with 200,000 people in public building estates. But 1 million still live in hillside shanty towns or in sub-standard housing. The aim is to build 200,000 houses a year for the next 5 years but lack of space is a ...

A record of Prince Charles' visit to Hong Kong.

Made entirely on location in Belize, the film tells the parallel and overlapping stories of two men on the same squadron, one a Harrier pilot and the other a young technician. We are shown how both men are faced with the same dilemma - whether to ...

An interview with Lord Carver who would be responsible on Britain's behalf for implementing the Anglo-American settlement in Rhodesia, if accepted.

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 ...

Film shot in Zimbabwe and in a transit camp in Botswana during 1977. Concentrates on the views of ordinary people.

Shows the sights and sounds of Hong Kong

An inside account of the struggle waged by FRELIMO against Portuguese colonialism. Also relates the support given to Portugal by the Smith regime in Rhodesia and its continued military attacks on civilian targets in Mozambique following that ...

Documentary about the Christian position in the Rhodesian war. There are Christians supporting both sides - is the Christian message political or above politics? The black leaders in the conflict, including Robert Mugabe, ...

A documentary looking at Rhodesian techniques for "seeding" clouds to create rainfall. It includes various shots of different types of clouds and looks at why and how clouds form and why rain does not always occur. Failure of the rains causes ...

A consideration of the British press coverage of the war in Rhodesia.

Adventure story about cowardice versus bravery among British soldiers in the 1880s.

The 500th edition of the programme features stories from tax havens around the world. William Davis is in the Cayman Islands; Paul Griffiths in the New Hebrides; Brian Widlake, the Bahamas and James Bellini in Campione, the ...

The Rhodesian Army in operation against Nationalist guerillas.

Sir Henry Curtis, Allan Quatermain and Captain Goode set of to explore the unexplored regions of darkest Africa. Many dangers befall the group in search of treasure - Savage natives, volcanic eruptions, giant prehistoric ...

Reports on the World Council of Churches' dilemma over whether to give money to the Patriotic Front, whose guerillas have been accused for recent atrocities in Rhodesia.

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 ...

Film on Rhodesia's history and the reasons for UDI and the Internal Settlement. Contains war footage. many stills of early Rhodesian settlers, pictures of early towns and businesses. Also includes pictures of the railway and the ...

A Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains film on the nature of the communist backed terrorist war. Contains very unpleasant footage of terrorist atrocities. Begins with burning hut and caption: 'A Military Operations Area in Rhodesia 1978'. ...

A video made for Steel Brothers from original 35mm film to record their timber operations in the forests of Burma in the 1930s and 1940s.

Production / Donor Details: David Bolland filmed his collection in India between 1952 and ...

The Triad gangs and the heroin trade in Hong Kong. This material was reused and updated in SMACK CITY (13/07/96).

Second in a series of nine programmes showing the work of the Royal Hong Kong Police, filmed over a three month period during the summer of 1977. The heroin drug trade.

Fourth of nine programmes showing the work of the Royal Hong Kong Police, filmed over a three month period during the summer of 1977. Inspector Brown is under investigation by the anti-corruption commission.

Training in Britain's last jungle training country, Belize in Central America. Following jungle patrols, navy movements and air to ground/sea attacks.

Promotional film on participation of Buccaneers from 12 Squadron RAF in Exercise Open Gate in the Mediterranean. Scenes include deployment of ground crews to Gibraltar by C130 Hercules, passage of squadron Buccaneers from the UK to Gibraltar ...

Training film on the work of Naval chaplains in ships and shore establishments. Introduced by the Rev. John Oliver the film shows chaplains working at HMS Raleigh in Devon, HM Naval Base Gibraltar, HMS Rooke, on the guided missile cruiser, HMS Blake, ...

The future of Belize, former British colony of British Honduras.

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, ...

Period film, set against the annexation of the kingdom of Avadh by the British in 1856.

An issue of the BBC current affairs programme, looking at the situation in Rhodesia.

A musical passion play, performed by students from Kwanongoma College of Music and United College of Education, Bulawayo. Sung in a local dialect and filmed at Serima Mission, Zimbabwe, Easter 1976.

Amateur film shot by Major Tony Scott of the 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment while serving in Belize shows air activity by Puma and Scout helicopters, and Hawker Harrier jets, during joint Army-RAF exercises in the jungle shortly after the ...

One of a series of twelve short films, showing widely varied aspects of the personal and social consequences of the abuse of alcohol. The films are constructed around the message 'Think When You Drink'. A young Petty Officer with a promising career ...

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 ...