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Defence of the Realm

Mission Angola

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

First shown in 1996, this is an account of Mission Angola, which sent a battalion of British troops to war-torn Angola as the advance guard of a huge UN peacekeeping force. This is an intriguing portrait of the trials and tribulations of managing military logistics over huge distances and in an area of difficult and sometimes confused combat. Show less

Contributors

Reporter:
Peter Taylor
Director:
Ken Kirby
Producer:
Ken Kirby
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Clough
Photographer:
Martin Lightening
Photographer:
Patrick Duval
Photographer:
Chris Cox
Sound:
Tim Watts
Graphic Designer:
Christine Buttner
Dubbing Editor:
Jon Whitson
Dubbing Mixer:
Michael Narduzzo
Post Production:
Gary Curran
Post Production:
David Austin
Unit Manager:
Bhupinder Kohli
Production Assistant:
Caroline Carter
Production Manager:
Judy Evans
Film Editor:
Malcolm Daniel

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