Other titles:CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Varied compilation of sequences from various sources for use in Northern Ireland intelligence training.
Description: I. Soundtrack of promotional film for the Northern Ireland Training Board is juxtaposed by contrasting images of car bombs etc in a deliberately provocative manner.
II. Poem about a bombing in the village of Claudy is accompanied by appropriate still images.
III. Poor quality footage showing a (real?) IRA training camp.
IV. Footage from the above sequence is replayed, this time with captions added to identify the various weapons shown (RPG 7, DSHK 38-46 anti-aircraft weapon).
V. Television news report on an IRA attack on an Army helicopter in Crossmaglen.
VI. Further shots of IRA arms (sourced from French television, with English subtitles). GPMG is shown being stripped down.
VII. Poor quality scene (from the French source) showing the IRA's home-made Mark 10 mortar.
VIII. Television news report on the IRA mortar attack on Downing Street, 7 February 1991.
IX. Television news report on an IRA Mark 10 mortar attack on Newry police station, 17 September 1991; also a report on an attack by an IRA Mark 12 mortar.
X. "A Future." Television commercial (issued by the Northern Ireland Office, January 1988) encouraging Northern Ireland to call a confidential telephone line to give information about terrorist activities.
XI. Interview (from television news?) with an Army officer serving in Northern Ireland.
Alternative Title:CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFC 80
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:To be established
Featured Period:1990-2000
Production Date:1991
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Northern Ireland Intelligence Training Branch (Production sponsor)
Defence Intelligence and Security School (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: U-matic
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 30; Running time: 14 mins
