Title:BRITISH SATELLITE NEWS ITEMS, FEBRUARY 1993 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFT 16
Other titles:COLLECTION OF BRITISH FORCES BROADCASTING SERVICE (BFBS) TAPES OF GERMANY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Three British Satellite News items, edited with sound but lacking commentary.
Description: I. "RAF Somalia.", report 8 February 1993. RAF Lockheed Hercules aircraft deliver aid - grain, dried milk etc - directly to small airstrips in the bush in Somalia. Interview with Donald Turnbull (RAF) on the aid effort and the decision to deliver the aid direct by aircraft rather than using vehicle convoys from main airports. (3 mins 14 secs)
II. "Bio Research", report 10 February 1993. Scenes at the MRC (Medical Research Council) centre at Cambridge. Interviews with an MRC scientist and with minister William Waldegrave about the importance of biological research, particularly in the Human Genome project. (3 mins 12 secs)
III. "Kravchuk". Report on the official visit of the Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk to Britain. (2 mins 10 secs)
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF BRITISH FORCES BROADCASTING SERVICE (BFBS) TAPES OF GERMANY [Allocated Series Title]
