Bridgeman Arts
Diving, waterskiing and skiing in Norway 1970s
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s.
Bridgeman Arts
Disabled winter sports, Norway 1970s, including Tofiri Kibuuka, Ugandan-born blind skier.
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s. Paralytic sledging and skiing. Blind and deaf man shoots a target. Tofiri Kibuuka skiing in the snow. Blind from the age of 12, Kibuuka was born in Uganda and came to Norway to...
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Journey For Survival part three - Mother brings her children to collect water from a lake in the Peruvian mountains.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Mother carrying a baby on her back collects water from a lake in the Peruvian mountains, with the help of her young daughter.
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Drums do the talking at Khartoum festival
LEADIN:
A drumming festival has been held in Khartoum.
Percussionists from Arab and African countries performed at the event.
STORYLINE:
It's curtain up at the National Theatre in...
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World Heritage Areas In Australia Face 'Unprecedented' Burn Damage
A Guardian Australia analysis revealed that at least 80 percent of the Blue Mountains and 53 percent of the Gondwana rainforest have burned.
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT LATEST
Russian/Nat
Russian warplanes bombarded the icy slopes of Chechnya's southern mountains on Friday and convoys of troops poured into the foothills to root out militants suspected of ambushing Russian forces.
The Russians seized the...
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Remote Oklahoma Town Has Become The Hub For Bigfoot Believers
A remote community in Oklahoma has multiple Bigfoot spottings — so much so, the area attracts thousands of enthusiasts for an annual festival.
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Californian woman building house from a Boeing 747
Malibu, California- 27 June 2008
1. Wide shot helicopter hauling wing from reclaimed Boeing 747
2. Medium shot helicopter hauling wing
3. Wide shot helicopter placing wing on ground, tracks down
4. Wide shot piece of reclaimed Boeing 747...
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Russia - Disabled Climbers Scale Mountain
Five disabled people, four in wheelchairs and one on crutches,
have staged a successful assault on the highest peak in the
Caucusus mountains. Four of the five climbers, and a team
accompanying them, made it to the 5,047 meter summit of...
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Faroese fight to keep traditional language
Vagar Island, Gasadalu, Fareo Islands - 22 May, 2007
1. Wide of mountain
2. Wide of Gasadalu village
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Asteroy, Tourism Manager/ Islander:
"We are located in the village of Gasadalu. It was quite an isolated...
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Lebanon - Natural viagra
Pharmacists and villagers in Lebanon are competing for their slice of the natural Viagra. Called shirsh zallouh, the root has been known in Lebanon since the dawn of time for having Viagra-like properties - but without side effects. The...
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Afghanistan - Aftermath of earthquake
Rescue helicopters scanned remote corners of quake-hit northeast Afghanistan Tuesday (2/6) to bring vital relief to traumatised villagers, amid fears that the death toll could reach 5,000. The hospital in the Shajap village 100 kms to...
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Conserving a rare breed of Indian deer
AP Television
Dachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009
1. Wide of snow capped mountains, trees and mustard grass in valley
2. Mid of mountains, bare trees
3. Mid of sign reading (English) 'Dachigam National Park'
4. Wide of...
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Preserving the rainforest Drill Monkey
AP Television
Drill project field site, Afi Mountain, Cross River State, Nigeria, 8 February 2010
1. Various of Drill monkeys at Afi Mountain projects field site
AP Television
Abudu Mountain, Cross River State, Nigeria, February 2010...
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Rare international education programme in North Korea
North Korea, Pyongyang, October 26, 2011
1. Wide of English class with teacher Judith Mitchell
2. Close of English dictionary on desk and tilt up to North Korean student talking English
3. Mid of English teacher Judith Mitchell talking...
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California drought spurs mini gold rush in Sierra Nevada foothills
Tim Amavisca and his teenage daughter Hailey are spending some time in the Californian wilderness panning for gold.
"The game plan was, move a couple boulders, try to get to bedrock, spend time with the daughter and hopefully find some...
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Decline of apple forests threatens cultivated wild strains
Zailiyski Alatau mountains, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, 19 September 2009
1. Wide of Zailiyski Alatau mountains
2. Various wides of wild apple forest
3. Mid shot wild apple trees
4. Close up fallen apples (malus sieversii)
Kazakh...
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Botanists use cell phones and GPS to monitor invasive species
AP Television
Santa Monica Mountains, Calif. - June 18, 2009
1. Wide Santa Monica Mountains
2. Birds on tree
3. Low angle feet of Phil Rundell, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary biology at UCLA
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Rundell,...
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A unique collection of crystals goes on display
Florence March 27, 2009
1. Wide shot of Florence
2. Long shot santa Maria Novella Basilica
3. Long shot Arno river and Ponte Vecchio, artisans bridge
4. Wide shot ' La Specola ' Florence Museum of natural history, zoological section
5....
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Melting glaciers hit Bolivia's poorest
El Alto - recent (2008)
1. Wideshot from "El Alto" to (city above La Paz) La Paz
2. Various of family at communal tap filling buckets of water
3. Elsa Navidad and daughter walking back into hut
4. Various of mother using boiling water...
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Gorilla conservation in the UK
AP Television
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, 30th April 2009
1. Close-up western lowland silverback gorilla
2. Mid shot two silverbacks sitting on the grass
3. Head gorilla keeper, Phillip Ridges feeding gorillas pan to gorillas...
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A new NASA airborne mission is measuring the snowpack of major mountain watersheds in California. It's producing the most accurate measurements to date showing just how bad the drought may become. (March 26)
Nats prropellers
SOUNDBITE: Thomas Painter, NASA scientist:
"About 75 to 80 percent of our water comes from the snowmelt. Understanding the snowpack is really, really important."
SOUNDBITE: Thomas Painter, NASA scientist:
"How fast does...