Title:VEHICLE CHECKPOINTS IN BASRA, 27 JANUARY 2005 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2926
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of the Iraqi Police and British troops man permanent vehicle checkpoint (PVCPs) in Basra to provide security during the Iraqi elections.
Description: START 01:00:00 Bars and tone.
01:00:30 Up-armoured Challenger tanks on road outside Basra; includes shots from alongside and from turret.
01:01:45 PVCP outside Basra, members of the Iraqi Police Service check vehicles.
01:02:58 Shots from top cover of moving vehicle travelling on roads outside Basra, passing through checkpoint at the arches.
01:03:55 Ground shots as Iraqi Police direct traffic at the checkpoint. Warrior armoured vehicle stands guard. Policeman indicates for traffic to pass while blowing a whistle.
01:06:14 Shots from top cover of vehicle, with female gunner keeping watch over checkpoint (name given on helmet as "Page"; she has a "Desert Rat" shoulder flash).
01:08:18 Interview with Lieutenant John Banbury (1st Queen's Dragoon Guards), discussing security assistance at the checkpoint.
0:10:30 Trooper David Chant (1st Queen's Dragoon Guards) is interviewed.
01:12:56 British troops at PVCP.
01:13:36 Foot patrol through Basra streets, talking to local people (discussing an Arabic newspaper). Children wave at camera. Vehicle patrol through streets Scenes in market: local trader talks to camera. Soldier (Corps of Royal Military Police) talks to Iraqi policeman before continuing on patrol, followed by Land Rovers.
01:18:50 Further shots from top cover: soldier waves at locals; vehicles snake along the road near the Shatt al-Arab.
01:19:53 Twilight views of Basra actoss the Shatt al-Arab. Soldier keeps watch.
END 01:22:47
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Hennessey, Jim (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Banbury, John (person)
Chant, David (person)
British Army, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography)
Shatt al-Arab, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 22 mins
