OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 44) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 44) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 425
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Activities of Z Company, 45 Commando Group Royal Marines north of Pristina, Kosovo.
  • Description: Members of Z Company escort vehicles taking Serb children to school; driver of the camera-vehicle, Corporal Garton, describes the purpose of protectiing these children and families from Albanian harassment. Landscape is covered in snow. Royal Marines patrol. Members of Z Company relax watching television (Teletubbies) before setting off in a Land Rover with civilian woman interpreter (in white jacket). Patrol continues on foot in Serb village; Second Lieutenant Thomas Francis, of 7 Troop Z Company, talks about his job and the situation in Kosovo (which has become noticeably less tense over the previous few months. Patrol continues through the village. Marine Martin Parker (also 7 Troop) visits a local Serb in his house; the cramped sitting room is filled with Royal Marines, interpreter and also a BBC camera crew. Patroo continues through the village; other local people are interviewed (including a Serb talking about the theft of a cow). Return to Z Company Headquarters. General views of Z Company accommodation, including a small room crammed with fitness equipment, small operations room and Marine repairing a military ambulance. Marine Parker (seen earlier in the tape) is interviewed. In the afternoon, Marines return to escort the schoolchildren home; here, the children are being escorted home on foot by Marine George and others. Marine George is interviewed during the walk. Off-duty scene of Marine carrying out step training. Entrance to UN base (guardhouse is painted in light blue). Inside the base is a French-staffed fuel installation. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: Time Description 00:00 Bars 00:30 Local kids and adults in street with Royal Marine 00:50 Royal Marine in vehicle explaining what there doing (escorting school kids vehicle) 01:53 Following school run 05:30 School run dropped off driving back for re tasking 06:01 Driving past Marines on foot 06:06 Marines and 2 women watching TV in rest room 06:42 Looking out of back of vehicle as it drives along tarmac road 07:01 Marines in back of vehicle going some where 07:29 Marines looking out over land 07:58 2nd Lt Francis 7 Troop, Zulu Coy giving an interview 09:27 Footage of the land, fields etc 10:04 Royal Marines standing around outside back of Land Rover 10:21 Royal Marines conducting a foot patrol around a village 11:38 Little girl lets Royal Marine in through door way 12:01 Foot patrol around village, locals and a close up of a bull 12:45 Foot patrol moving along road / track 14:02 Barking dog in village 14:32 Marine walking down small slope covered in snow 14:55 KFOR vehicle driving through puddle 15:13 Patrol getting on vehicle 15:39 Royal Marines shaking hands of local in his door way 14:42 Royal Marine talking to locals in their home and gives an interview 17:40 2nd Lt Francis talking to Royal Marine who gave the interview 18:07 Royal Marine and local kid standing outside next to a KFOR vehicle 18:32 Royal Marine getting into vehicle 19:00 Royal Marine talking to local about a cow that was stolen 19:45 Kids around vehicle wave at camera 19:54 Crowed talking to Royal Marine 20:18 Close up of civilian car pan out to show crowed talking to Royal Marine 20:42 Man shovelling coal 20:56 2nd Lt and civilian guide getting into transport 21:06 Marine outside scrubbing metal box cooker 21:28 Shot of some fitness equipment in a small room 21:48 Maps on wall 22:00 Royal Marine doing something under bonnet of vehicle (ambulance mil) 22:36 Marine Martin Parker 7 Troop, Zulu coy gives an interview 23:45 Tented Accommodation 23:57 Royal Marine going around village 24:09 Kids coming out of school 24:39 Kids and 1 Marine walking out of school gate 25:15 Marines walking down road with school kids 26:18 Old man walking down road with grandson sitting in a wheel barrow 26:34 2 Marines taking kids home from school, walking down road 26:54 Marine George talking about what there doing (2 PM school pick up) 27:15 Marine George and kids running down road chasing camera vehicle 27:40 Marines on school pick up walking along road 29:57 Marine and 1 kid walking along road 30:38 Gazelle helicopter fly’s over school pick up 30:48 Marine and 1 kid walking down road (school pick up) 30:58 Marine on step machine 31:47 Close up of Marines feet on stepper 32:05 Close up of Marines face on stepper 32:25 KFOR vehicle driving out of main gate 33:00 3 Marines playing cards 33:18 2 Marines patrolling across ground and along fence line 34:45 Line of yellow fuel drums 34:53 Scan across French fuel depot End of tape
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 425
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 425)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2001-01-24
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Kukor Morgan, Lee (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, Z Company (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: kosovo (geography) Kosovo intervention (event) Balkans post-1991 (theme) Royal Marines (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 34 mins
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