SERVICE BROADCASTING IN ADEN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SERVICE BROADCASTING IN ADEN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1957
  • Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - ADEN [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A information piece on the work of AFBA, the Aden Forces Broadcasting Authority, responsible for the forces' radio entertainment. A short sequence in the middle of the reel shows an Army street patrol.
  • Description: (i) An initial sequence shows the general working of the AFBA organisation from initial programming to the reception of broadcast music in a serviceman's apartment. (ii) The mid-section (320 - 405 ft) shows an Army street patrol in Aden. The men carry FN rifles, but a corporal carries a Sterling SMG and a Schermuly pistol. All have gas masks pulled up over their heads, ready for instant use. A soldier surveys the roof tops, his left hand ready on the cocking handle of his rifle. There is then a short beach scene with a toddler at play and adults relaxing in deckchairs. (iii) The AFBA sequence is repeated.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 1957)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1975
  • Production Date: 1967
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Aden Forces Broadcasting Authority (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: recreation, British military - radio (object name) law and order, British - use of troops: Aden (object name) administration, British - overseas (object name) Yemen & Aden (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 771 ft; Running time: 20 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ADM 1957

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