NAVAL MEDIA TRAINING EXAMPLES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: NAVAL MEDIA TRAINING EXAMPLES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFO 114
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A training film produced by Royal Naval School of Educational and training technology, Video Production unit (RNSETT VPU), used to train Royal Navy personnel how to conduct media interviews.
  • Description: News articles are as listed: A nuclear missile is dropped whilst being loaded onto a Royal Naval vessel behind «HMS Nelson» in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. Sue Saville reporting. Dated 15 February 1990. Security on frigate «HMS Boxer» (F.92) was compromised when a crude bomb was attached to the ship’s hull. Sue Saville reporting. Dated 27 June 1990. Type 21 frigate «HMS Alacrity» (F.174) is recalled to Portsmouth following an outbreak of food poisoning. Commander Alan Bennett interviewed by reporter Sue Saville. Dated 12 September 1990. Military guards at «HMS Nelson» are to be replaced by civilians. Naval spokesperson Elizabeth Hendrick interviewed by reporter Sue Saville. Dated 1 November 1990. Swiftsure class, nuclear powered submarine «HMS Superb» (S.109) involved in an accident whilst on a training exercise. Coolant flow to the reactor was interrupted, leading to the reactor closing down. Reporter Sue Saville. Dated 5 December 1990. An explosion in the accommodation block of «HMS Nelson» resulted in several trainees being injured by the falling masonry. Dated 12 December 1990. An accident at Whale Island, Portsmouth, during training for the Naval Field Gun run at the Royal Tournament, Earls Court, London. Commander Jim Scorer interviewed by reporter Sue Saville. Dated 5 February 1991. A fishing trawler called Antaris was sunk after it’s nets were caught on Trafalgar class submarine «HMS Trenchant» (S.91) as it returned to base. Reporter Sue Saville. Dated 1 May 1991. The Naval hospital «RNH Hasler», Portsmouth, prepares for casualties from the Gulf War, who are reported to be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Dated 31 July 1991. A sailor at «HMS Nelson» in Portsmouth was shot by a guard whilst scaling a perimeter fence, having trying to get back into the base. Commander David Stainsby interviewed. Dated 1 October 1991. 3 sailors from Type 82 Destroyer «HMS Bristol» (D.23) were injured during riot training. 3 naval ratings arrested following a city centre brawl in the Jolly Sailor pub, Portsmouth. Ice patrol vessel «HMS Endurance» (A.171) is being assessed for rust damage to its hull. Interview with Captain Bob Turner, the ships commanding officer by reporter Sue Saville. A Royal Naval Sea King helicopter crashes into a Saxon church in a village called Little Boddington. Interview with Commander Colin Watkins by reporter Sue Saville. A naval rating was shot by a perimeter guard whilst trying to climb the fence at «HMS Nelson», Portsmouth. Commander mike Booth interviewed by reporter Sue Saville. Note that the content of each story is presumably fictitious, although nothing on the film specifically indicates this to be the case, other than the recurrence of one individual who is repeatedly used to provide an unhappy civilian’s perspective on the story.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFO 114
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFO 114)
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  • Production Date: 1990
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: RNSETT Video Production Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 29 mins 40 secs
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFO 114

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ADM 2728 (WHY WE NEED A NAVY [Main Title])
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