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Meet the Red Devils: Parachute Regiment
This footage is all that remains of the programme that was first transmitted in 1960. Sgt George Brown demonstrates training exercises designed to give paratroopers confidence.
This footage is all that remains of the programme that was first transmitted in 1960. Sgt George Brown demonstrates training exercises in a wooded area is known as the 'trainasium'. The aim is for the recruits to overcome a series of physical obstacles which encourage movements of daring and agility. They are also set team challenges aimed at encouraging initiative.
Last on
Tue 27 Sep 1960
17:00
±«Óãtv Television Service
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Team Exercise
Duration: 03:28
±«Óãtv Four Army Collection
This programme is part of Army: A Very British Institution, a collection of classic ±«Óãtv programmes about the British Armed Forces available online to watch in full.
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Originally recorded for a children's programme, this is the only footage that remains. It features a series of physical challenges including zip wire descents and 40 foot climbing frames that would not be out of place in a contemporary adventure playground. The aim is to give soldiers the confidence they will need progress on to and pass the main training course held at Abingdon.
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- Tue 27 Sep 1960 17:00±«Óãtv Television Service
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Army: A Very British Institution
A collection of ±«Óãtv programmes about the British Army dating back to the 1950s.
