The most historical events captured on film over the past 100 years
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Michael Nicholson report on Angola. Parade of Angola soldiers. Soldiers march past camera. Very small boy soldier amongst troops. general views of APC. Crew manning truck mounted 12.75mm machine gun. Gun loaded and fired. Soldier inspects captured weapons and equipment.
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Lobito, Angola. Man picks up broken machine gun. Abanodoned mortar round. general views of slums. Beach scenes. UNITA troops off truck. Tracking shot through car windshield as along road. Vehicle halts by parked light tank. Crew seen to be white sitting beside it. Car away.
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Angola: Diana angers Government over call for landmine ban
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Europeans flee from Zaire after Angolan invasion.
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Nicholson special: report on the hazards of mines in Angola
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Start of Princess Diana's visit to Angola which is meant to highlight the worldwide landmine problem.
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Diana visits workshop where artificial limbs are made; meets landmine victims.
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A compilation of clips looking at war throughout the twentieth century. Alan Hart in Aden 1967 English troops arrest suspected terrorists Richard Lindley in Biafra 1968 starving children at refugee camp Napalm attack on Vietnam village Kim Phuc badly burnt Tom Phillips sound recordist interview overlaid Michael Nicholson at the Battle for Newport Bridge Vietnam April 1975 and clambering over US Embassy gates in Saigon Michael Nicholson in Cyprus 1974 as Turkish paratroopers land Michael Nicholson in Angola during his four-month trek through the bush with UNITA troops And Tom Phillips and Mickey Doyle

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