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Vietnam - Ordeal of Plei Me

Date released

4 Nov 1965

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1900A

NoS ID

026210

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vietnam - Ordeal of Plei Me. DESCRIPTION: An American Special Forces Camp in South Vietnam, held under siege eight days by the Viet-Cong Armies. American airborne cavalry flew in to the...

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Swan Migration (2006)

Subject

Biology

In 2003 BBC Radio 4’s Natural History Unit joined forces with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust to discover more about the behaviour of some of our favourite winter visitors. Six swans from Arctic Russia...

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Falklands war - Special Boat Squadron (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with military expert James Short, on the possible deployment of the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) forces in the South Atlantic during the Falklands war. Male interviewer not identified.

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Two reports of parliamentary comment (1982)

Two reports of parliamentary comment. First report on 26-01-1982. Second report on 27-01-1982. Wokingham Conservative MP Sir William Van Straubenzee has hit out in the Commons at anti-nuclear protestors...

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Shoot-out at Dunloy (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on a gun battle in the small village of Dunloy, County Antrim, involving special forces, killing a soldier and two civilians. With account from a local pensioner; interview with local Assemblyman, Jim...

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Helicopter Exercise

Date released

28 Apr 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/35

NoS ID

113067

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

A compact, hard-hitting, highly mobile Army. A special exercise involving 70 paratroopers and RAF helicopters gave a convincing demonstration of how fast the forces can move in an emergency.

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Falklands activities of SAS and SBS (1982)

Genre

News report

Scarlett(?) Maguire(?) reports on the activities of the Special Air service (SAS) and Special Boat Service (SBS) during the Falklands conflict. Original catalogue record gives transmission date(s) of...

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Bastille Day in London

Date released

19 Jul 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/57

NoS ID

100034

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

General d’Astier de la Vigerie, second in Command to General de Gaulle, attends 14th July celebrations in London by laying a wreath at the Marshal Foch memorial. At Wellington Barracks a special parade by...

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Euan Lloyd on Falklands film (1982)

Genre

News report; Interview

John Draper reports on the intention of film maker Euan Lloyd to make a film featuring the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) working on the Falkland Islands. Original catalogue record gives transmission date of...

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Special Operations Executive recognised (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

During the Second World War, they went behind enemy lines, destroyed communications and helped local resistance. But the soldiers of the SOE (Special Operations executive) have never been publicly honoured...

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