Newsreel from 1968

Newsreels from 1968. Various scenes of protest, demonstration and chaos. Water cannon used against protestors in Paris.

Assassination of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King: images of both men. Photograph of Kennedy after he had been shot.

Collapse of Ronan Point tower block, London and fire in Glasgow warehouse: images of tower block wreckage and attempts to control the fire in Glasgow.

Plane crashes in Bavaria and London: footage of smouldering Viscount plane wreckage in Bavaria and BOAC aircraft debris in London.

Crash of Elizabethan freighter at London: amateur video footage.

Disasters at sea: footage of New Zealand ferry, 'Wahine', on its side and Norwegian tanker, 'Sitakund', wrecked off the coast of Eastbourne.

Vietnam war: images of warfare in Saigon as Vietcong takeover US embassy and peace talks in Paris boardroom.

Harold Wilson and Ian Smith discuss Rhodesian problem.

Russia invaded Czechoslovakia: footage of Russian troops and tanks. Leader of Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dub?ek.

Earthquake in Sicily: images of homes wrecked and bodies carried on stretchers.

Persian earthquake: bodies pulled from rubble. Men and women distraught.

Floods in South East England: vehicles driving through several feet of water.

Marriages of Jacqueline Kennedy, Jeremy Thorpe and Diana Dors.

First successful heart transplant: Doctor Barnard in South Africa.

Britain's team were less successful: footage of press conference with Donald Ross.

Gold coins found: image of ancient coin and young boy and lorry driver who found them.

The "Queen Elizabeth" and London Bridge sold to America.

QE2

First cross-channel Hovercraft Car Ferry: footage of Princess Margaret on board and aerial shots.

Sailing: Alec Rose circumnavigates globe single handed in "Lively Lady".

London Zoo: images of giant pandas and new arrival of a baby polar bear.

Olympics in Mexico: British team boarding plane. Meeting Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Miss World winner Penny Plummer.

Orbit of moon: footage of astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders and images of the Earth from space.