Return of the Canberra from the Falkland Islands (1982) (ITN/ITV)

Live TV coverage (recorded at the end of the tape until it ran out) of the Canberra returning to Southampton from the Falkland Islands on 11 July 1982.
Thanks here:
www.poheritage....
to P&O for confirming the date. (I only had noted the year.)
Sounds like Alistair Burnett doing the commentary so I believe this will be ITN (ITV) coverage.
Off air recording made onto Philips Video 2000 format tape, hence dodgy playback (compared to VHS) when copied to DVD after 28 years (in 2010, and now finally uploaded in 2017) - the recorder still played back, even if some tapes have deteriorated a bit.

[@stephenbramley9405]

I am watching this and can proudly say I am on that ship , mortar troop 40 commando, my parents and neighbours had travelled down to meet me on the quayside without me knowing it was a great day

[@whiteonggoy7009]

We thank you all

[@lukebell2683]

Thanks for your service

[@mingweisin1333]

Thank you for your service!

[@ΜικηςΖεζας]

well done sir!

[@iansteele7439]

@Mekhi Tyler was her password . Dick head

[@Round_07]

The early 80’s were dark days in the UK. These guys gave the country something to be proud of again when there was little else. Ultimate respect and to those that never returned especially. You will never be forgotten 🇬🇧

[@richardgoode4761]

Pride in history of Great Britain.

[@stevenhaskell9025]

Also john lennon died 1980

[@eveoakley6270]

@@ukarmedforcesgta5clan758 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cristiansilviobernachea8807]

respect from Argentina, los dueños legitimos de las Islas Malvinas

[@MyScubasteve]

the 80's were a turning point. Things started getting better again by 84. employment and inflation. Better than out of control inflation from the late 70's.

[@stuartsimister5042]

Rip those who never returned. 😪

[@randbarrett8706]

Margaret Thatcher decided to sacrifice their lives

[@CIMAmotor]

This video should be shown at every school in the country.

[@matthewfranklin9796]

David McMullan every Monday 🇬🇧👍🌹🥂🍺🙏

[@TheDiasporaMedia]

as history about how backwards, Nazified and jingoistic we used to be ....

[@CIMAmotor]

@@TheDiasporaMedia To equate those actions with those of the Nazis is totally fucking insulting to everyone that suffered at their hands. You should be ashamed.

[@butzee]

@@TheDiasporaMedia Or how we once had pride in out nation before people like you infested the UK!

[@TheDiasporaMedia]

​@@butzee 🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾 buTTlerboy.

[@dobbydooky6597]

One of these men are now my science teacher!

[@vicjones3992]

He is a hero to me, to you, our country and to democracy - you are lucky to know him

[@vicjones3992]

You are lucky to even know him

[@gailcartledge3141]

LUCKY you!

[@josephmusic9265]

Was it Mr Burdett?

[@doddsy65]

One of the proudest days of my life , The safe return of my brother Alan , 42 Commando , Royal Marines . Can be seen with the banner "2 Troop K company" @ 17 : 29 . Sadly lost my brother to cancer in 2004. Sorely missed but never forgotten , RIP bro .

[@CultMark]

This, as with all replies, arrived in my e-mail inbox. This one perhaps more than most hit home. Very sorry to read of the loss of your brother back in 2004. Pleased that with some of the other comments on here from those related to or that even served in the Falklands and returned on that ship that I had the fortitude as a 17 y/o back in 1982 that I should record as much as I did thinking I was watching something special, and that I captured your brother on video returning home.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@ spartrowel. You should be proud your brother was a hero fighting for oppressed people against the junta thugs, Your brother is part of history and what he did will never be forgotten

[@standeasy6571]

Sorry for your loss

[@E1N101]

amazing lad

[@daveferguson935]

This was when you could sing British songs and not be accused of racism.

[@keighlancoe5933]

Let them accuse all they want, walk right up to their face and belt out Rule Britannia. If they don't like it and don't want to join in that's their prerogative but if they insist on encroaching on my right to celebrate my nation and culture they can jolly well f*ck off.

[@eveoakley6270]

Can just imagine all the pathetic snowflakes swooning 🤣

[@Kode154]

You still can sing them and not be accused of racism

[@lizlawrence4553]

I still do. Stuff the cowards, and the pathetic political correctness.

[@nigelpilgrim4232]

@@Kode154 If your lucky !!! 🇬🇧👌

[@stephenbramley9405]

I had my 20th birthday down there in a hole in the ground surrounded by brilliant mates , Jeff, Paul, Sandy, nick , and all the rest✌🏼

[@lydiawest479]

Utmost respect to you 2696216(me dad in scots guards) wouldhave been 95 now and he would shake your hand and a few drams!

[@stephenbramley9405]

@@lydiawest479 thanks Lydia

[@brianbennett5708]

Never forget those who never made it home. They’ll never be forgotten.

[@lauradelregno99]

There are those who made it home and kill themselves.

[@cristianjuarez1086]

@@lauradelregno99 at least they got home, sad they didnt value that

[@curamalal2784]

Margaret Thatcher decided to sacrifice their lives.

[@jakubwidlarz]

Being Polish it just breaks my heart that our heroes of WW2 were denied an occasion like this because we had to wait an extra 44 years before regaining our freedom.

[@etiennesharp]

Mate, more than a few of us appreciate what the Polish lads did for our freedom. Love from Scotland.

[@ianharvey8025]

We thank you for Polski. True hero's

[@ronnieince4568]

Jakub Widlarz the real disgrace was our immediate post war Soviet sympathizing Labour Government banning the Poles marching in the London Victory Parade especially after the Polish sacrifices in the Battle of Britain with 303 Squadron as well as Poles who fought at Monte Casino and Holland and many other places and who fought Germany longer than any other nation .

[@lesgriffiths8523]

Indeed Jakub. A disgrace. Tobruk, Mont Cassino, Arnheim, Fighter Command....the brave Poles fought valiantly ...and are, our comrades in arms.....and I am an Australian !! Les Griffiths

[@vicjones3992]

The Polish War memorial on the A40 tells you how much we British love Poland and its people

[@stephenmorgan4510]

I remember this on the TV from my youth. Tomorrow I have the honour to go the a 2 week army exercise with the reserves. It will be nothing what these guys went through, but am thrilled to be getting a chance to go there, and take in a battle field tour etc. Good job boys!

[@beermonster7601]

Proud to be British 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ΚοινωνικόςΟρθολογιστής]

Greetings from Greece/Hellas . Nice Video. Wish I was alive back in the day when my country also was victorious. Considering our current situation in case of a war we are doomed. Good job with the Falklands anyway👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇧🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇧.

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Κοινωνικός Ορθολογιστής well said Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇬🇧🌹🍀🥂🙏

[@ΚοινωνικόςΟρθολογιστής]

@@matthewfranklin9796 You are welcome my British friend. Stay strong during these days. Hope humanity overcomes the Coronavirus crisis as soon as possible. 👍

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Κοινωνικός Ορθολογιστής thank you sir♊️♓️🇬🇧👍🙏

[@bundesautobahn7]

And they were welcomed to "Pomp and Circumstance" and "Rule Britannia". The Falklands were invaded in a desperate attempt of General Galtieri to keep the military junta in power. In Argentina, after the fall of the junta in 1983 and to this day, they (even today's socialist government) are lamenting this defeat by insisting that the Falklands are Argentine territory. But fact is: The Falklands (including South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) are British, and nobody on the Falklands wants that to change.

[@SenorCrazylegs]

4:40 What a wonderful thing to see our country so unified and proud.

[@chrisgs8727]

so ask the irish haha

[@csb7376]

@@chrisgs8727 Ireland isn't in Britain😐.

[@theant9821]

@@chrisgs8727 the Irish are fine, just a few stains on humanity from the IRA, traitors to their own country even more so than the UK/northern Ireland.

[@OscarH322]

@@theant9821 Ill be honest, this is from an englishman, i personally feel northern ireland is pathetically held onto by the english for some weird obsession of holding onto their colonial lands for as long as possible, and should be returned to the rightful citizens of the ROI.

[@theant9821]

@@OscarH322 its a good thing the people of northern Ireland disagree with you then.

[@ManuelAlejandroCopaira]

Well done Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@differentname8051]

Thanks for the intel

[@KentDonaldson]

Beautiful sight.

[@alexanderbowden3874]

My dad was on board. Nursing Supervisor at Ajax Bay No1 Surgical Support Team. So proud of him and of all personnel who went to the Falklands. RIP those on both sides who died there.

[@captainhindsight8779]

Gives me goosebumps every single damn time, rule Britannia! 🇬🇧

[@didgerb72]

I was a 10 Yr old kid watching her leave, return from Weston Shore along Southampton Water. The day after she arrived back, my step dad went to work on her. As he was a docker. He managed to take me on board. Whilst he worked, I was in the Pig (crews bar), got spoilt all day with Soft drinks and sweets. Even a lunch in their mess. I met an RM WO2. I told him I wanted to join up when old enough. I served 3 different times in the British Army. Now a disabled veteran. I think seeing Canberra return was the day I knew for sure I wanted to join up. I even went to the careers office at 14. Told to come back at 15 and 3 months. I joined the Jnr Ldrs Royal Artillery in June 88. Ruptured Achilles tendon Injury, so either backsquad or rejoin at 17.5yrs. Being from Southampton I knew about the military port at Marchwood. Which was what I wanted first. So luckily I managed to join the RCT Maritime on Army Landing Craft, Mexeflote rafts, Tugs, LCVPS, small fast patrol boats etc. Served 3 great yrs as a regular soldier. Made local acting LCPL. I then joined the Territorial Army from 02 to 04. Unfortunately I broke my back doing a charity parachute jump on a weekend off from SAS Signals pre Selection in March 03. June 03 had to come off Selection. As went on Course with a broken back. it was a miracle I lasted as long as I did. My health journey is a 28yr ongoing health nightmare. Too much history to list. Now a disabled British Army Veteran. Been declared homeless bankrupt the lot. lost everything in 06. Very long story. I was attached to 3rd Commando Brigade RM as Commando Logistics in 17 Port & Maritime Regt RCT (now RLC). Had some great mentors ftom the Falklands. Learnt so much from these very brave souls.

[@joshuahicks4574]

You are the true definition of British stubbornness, you never let anything keep you down.

[@didgerb72]

@@joshuahicks4574 As I type the sir. This is my health nightmare. "My normal unbearable pain issues are: My Broken back degenerative disease disability, Sciatica, OCD, PTSD, Aspergers, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress. On top as I type this. I'm also dealing with: Right knee, and left hip needing to be replaced, possible Gallstones, new borderline thoirid issue, with swelling gone but pain still extreme Huge boil and huge abscess under my jaw. Causing the 4 teeth that needed fillings, now 1 filling, and 4 teeth needing to be removed whilst in surgery, cause my bones are rare, being stronger than my teeth. This causing intense - sporadic pain in my ear, head, toothache. Also severe obese issues, from the years of Meds, Ops, ill health. So been placed onto the tier 3 nhs weight loss scheme. All of the above hurting at the same time. Even when typing this comment. I won't ever let it beat me though. My mottos - which are proudly tattooed next to my Army tattoos are: "Forward Forever - Backwards Never. Progress Not Perfection. Adapt and Overcome. Never Give Up Or In".

[@TheTaz1999]

Still get Goosebumps watching this...So proud So very proud of all our service men and women ❤️.. God bless you all.

[@patkelly6349]

For what. This was a disgrace

[@budte]

@@patkelly6349You're a disgrace.

[@johnvaughan9201]

Brilliant. Takes me back to that very day, when I was watching with Service families on the television. Seems like yesterday.

[@ianharvey8025]

The longest supply lines in history the British literally went to the other side of the planet and still won outnumbered

[@sociobiologist5141]

Thank you for uploading this. Fascinating.

[@nicolassanchez3820]

Please Do you know the name od the militar march played between minutes 9 and ten? It´s great.

[@sociobiologist5141]

@@nicolassanchez3820 Land of Hope and Glory, by Elgar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGoiKOBlKmfba8

[@karenblackadder9446]

@@nicolassanchez3820 SS Canberra aka the Great White Whale, with her volunteer crew was safely home from war. Battered and definitely weather-beaten the former 'Queen of the £10 Pomms' had survived. A great lady that Argentina claimed to have sunk at least half a dozen times was home to the strains of 'Rule Brittania' and ' Land of Hope and Glory'.

[@Drummer2020]

i was on the Canberra for the duration of the war as a member of the Royal Marines Band. We did military, medical and even musical duties during the war. I have written a book about it called called 'The Band That Went to War' published by Pen & Sword.

[@nodeloc1955]

Thanks Brian l enjoyed your playing of beating the retreat going through the bay of Biscay on Canberra in 82.

[@Drummer2020]

@@nodeloc1955 thanks, it was our pleasure!

[@vicjones3992]

The roar from the boys when 'A life on the ocean wave' strikes up says it all

[@strike1977]

The ship was name after our Australian Capital City, Canberra! 🇦🇺

[@karenblackadder1183]

Of course she was. One of her main jobs in her early days was to transport the '£10 Poms' from Britain to Australia to start their new lives. She most definitely deserve to meet her death in the breakers yard. R.I.P 'The Great White Whale'. Your place in history is assured.

[@ldh2654]

Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves ! 🇬🇧

[@user-yr7mf3fr3e]

Cant imagine this nowadays. Proud to be British though. Aint let no one tell me otherwise

[@keighlancoe5933]

There would still be a large crowd cheering them on just like this and singing patriotic songs, the only difference is this time there would be another large crowd on the other side burning the union jack, chanting obscenities at the troops and trying to start a riot.

[@ross._hendy]

The Empire strikes back! 🇬🇧

[@gustavobucalo9610]

algun dia caerá

[@tomroland2315]

I lived in Portsmouth during those times. I often wondered about the lads who were my age sent off to fight. Many of them joined to escape unemployment and lack of opportunity but found themselves in a war.

[@janicechapple6058]

I took my children to Hurst Castle Lymington to welcome Canberra home as she rounded the needles we waited with baited breath to see what way she would pass the Isle of White to our joy she came past on our side it was a memory I will never forget.

[@whiteonggoy7009]

Proud to be British.

[@azazelzel6954]

Never forget...

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Azazel Zel never 🇬🇧👍🌹🥂🍺🙏

[@Highland_Moo]

I was 4 when they sailed off and 5 when they returned. I get goosebumps watching footage from the return - thinking of the poor souls who didn’t get to come home. But, this is definitely something to feel proud of 👍🏻

[@signature1990]

Well done Maggie Thatcher.....

[@hansenurena4713]

Pity for those who never came back alive,even worse for those families never received theirs sons .

[@curamalal2784]

Margaret Thatcher decided to sacrifice their lives

[@jamesgoacher2433]

I didn't like Maggie Thatcher but thankfully she was PM at this time. I loath to think what the present lot would have done. We can be proud of the servicemen who did their wonderful deeds for us and maintained the pride we have in oursekves.

[@09weenic]

James Goacher Christ imagine if it was that dottery old fool Michael Foote in charge at the time 😩

[@chrisholland7367]

Most importantly we wouldn't have the ships or manpower to do this again. Britain just had the resources to do this in 82 .

[@ΚοινωνικόςΟρθολογιστής]

@@chrisholland7367 Hello. But honestly if the Argentines try to invade the islands again they will possibly be defeated and this time faster than in 1982. Back then the islands were left, as I have read, without military protection. But nowadays if I'm not wrong you have two warships and one submarine and also helicopters and aircraft down there. So I guess you can still do it.

[@BK-uf6qr]

Take pride Britain. Take pride. Don’t let anyone knock the country about. Historically, the Greatest nation in the world.

[@roshandmatabick6676]

They have my respect.

[@tektoastium7241]

When the Argentinians struck, the Empire struck back. The Falklands were liberated from the Argies, Galtieri was shown where to walk, and the Falklanders rejoiced. Because it is British men and women who are the true natives to those islands.

[@pjjclarke]

"And there's another country , I've heard of long ago Most dear to them that love her , Most great to them that know"

[@marsspacex6065]

Britain has given the world so much basically all modernity and language science etc. you should be proud.

[@markparker359]

Without a shadow of doubt this was the Canberra's finest hour

[@gailcartledge3141]

Yes, such a travesty that owners refused to sell her to many that wanted to hold on to her but instead insisted she was sold for scrap, very sad to see her being ripped apart off the beach in Pakistan.

[@DasTubemeister]

I arrived home the day before on HMS Glamorgan.

[@julast6658]

10:35 SIGN - Call the rail strikes off or we will strike the railways ! The unions striking whist we were at war! Disgraceful ;-(

[@truefalse207]

"GET ME HAME" hahaha glad the commentator noticed that too

[@F53802]

I remember watching this on TV in nz

[@robertmcgachen9081]

Proud of you all my brother was on there

[@isaacchong4485]

When Argentinians touch our rock collection:

[@GAFloppa]

@4:30 every damn time

[@MrGoneTroppo]

"Some of the signs are so informal as to be almost scurrilous". Come on chaps, let them off just this once!

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

I would have been there to welcome them home if I was alive at the time. I wasn't born until 85

[@damienelliott4906]

When Britain was great, courageous and civvies appreciated what our men did .....you'll never see this again ....x

[@darrenmartin-walkeden1438]

My dad was on this ship 🚢 in the falklands... Jimmy keefe Been trying to find him

[@BantuEducation]

How did we ever do it without any sign of "diversity", our greatest strength..???

[@herrickmaster77]

Our Para's ,Marines ,Airmen,Gaurdsmen ,Soldiers and Sailors comming back to "the land of hope and glory" Everyman an emperor this is how our veterans should be welcomed back !!!

[@Lynn19191]

I was in that crowd on the dockside somewhere.

[@gdsuperstar5657]

watching this makes me proud to be British , this is what our country should be like , now its all trying the be cancelled, by the lefty woke brigade......... we owe so much to these men and ladies.......... wonder what would happen today ???

[@danielplayfair3596]

Someone on that ended up being my history teacher

[@19grand]

Just watched the docu on BBC very moving. Great guys.

[@chrisflores9575]

That anthem is “Land of Hope and Glory”.

[@my12spoonswithrose43]

I had just turned 16, my birthday was the day before she arrived home.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

Victory day today 14/6/1982 British flag flies high that day and now

[@randbarrett8706]

Lol “lock up your daughters”

[@nancyhobson9710]

Did laugh when I saw the sign about locking up your daughters

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Nancy Hobson 👍🌹🇬🇧🥂🍺🙏

[@TheDiasporaMedia]

@@matthewfranklin9796 disgusting archaic misogynistic rhetoric. Thank god those days of war, empire and patriarchy are dying.

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Pink Mercedes suggest you read the Bible EZ 37 1-14 love joy peace patience goodness self control kindness faithfulness & gentleness 🙏

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@TheDiasporaMedia shut the fuck up, exectly what id expect from a racing point fan

[@darrenmartin-walkeden1438]

If they locked there daughter's away I wouldn't of been born lol 🤣🤣

[@alphalunamare]

They were good days :-)

[@csb7376]

5:40-5:56 That resonates louder than ever.

[@ΧΡΎΣΑΝΘΟΣΠΗΤΤΑΣ]

When Britain was british !

[@randbarrett8706]

“call off the rail strike… or we’ll call an air strike” This anti-labor message from those themselves who toil is very disheartening

[@EdMcF1]

I thought this was about the RAF Canberra aircraft returning via Easter Island...

[@count69]

Woman in crowd "My son Jonathan, JJ in the Galley" Reporter "What does he do on board?"!!

[@lizlawrence4553]

41 years on still brilliant to watch.

[@user-mz8mu2vk6v]

승전의 기쁨

[@earlmcraw5606]

When you were allowed to be British.

[@xpat73]

My first thoughts on watching this video as a 47 year old, who was 9 when this was shot. You couldn't do it now because it might offend someone. Sad commentary on our current predicament.

[@Pietro-Smusi]

4:25 This is epic

[@moneymandan6217]

Today this would be classed as racist behaviour

[@scooby1992]

Why ?

[@conekiii4211]

How ironic 😂😂

[@karenblackadder1183]

The people who make a living from being offended by everything.

[@borninjordan7448]

Does anyone know the name of the last march? Thanks to all these boys.

[@fadhilzakimunawwar]

4:33

[@fadhilzakimunawwar]

11:54

[@keithlordofalbascotland3371]

Prince Andrew no sweat

[@karenblackadder1183]

Guess you never saw the choppers (one of which was piloted by Prince Andrew) from INVINCIBLE disappear into that thick, oily, black smoke in a desperate effort to rescue the Welsh Guardsmen from the inferno that was Sir Galahad!

[@iftikharfaridy2974]

❤

[@markwilkinson1973]

When this country had a set of balls.

[@ca9968]

Wouldn`t it be a thing if our brave warriors were treated like this in this day and age... Instead the enemy we fight overseas are now more numerous on home soil than they are where we go off to fight them...

[@ΧΡΎΣΑΝΘΟΣΠΗΤΤΑΣ]

What is the tune in 11:19 ?

[@jimmyowen8153]

Carnt even defend our freedom of speech now never mind our country 😢

[@CultMark]

Carnt? as in Cannot or Can't - begins with an inability to spell correctly doesn't it Jimmy?

[@butzee]

Today someone would say their isn't enough diversity in the men onboard and in the crowd? It's only 30 years ago that we still had some balls! TODAY? Pahhhhhhh!

[@elrjames7799]

Health and Safety Act 1974: guard rail on Sun Deck ripped down in 1982.

[@irenejohnson2479]

When we were allowed to be proud of Britain. Then along came Tony Blair😡😡

[@oscarmu9732]

atta boys

[@jazzflute2465]

Per Mare Per Terram brothers.

[@chrisholland7367]

Royal Marines 👍🇬🇧

[@rajesrecipe2492]

17:00 which song is this ?

[@21_plankton]

life on a ocean wave

[@kevindare3113]

Maggie put some pride back in to the country after the pathetic seventies of strikes

[@JemClarke]

"I'm illiterate."

[@sulasmith3352]

1:23/ I can spot 2 Paras

[@blokeVB]

Brilliant. Well done. Torpedo that ship.

[@genericdude3554]

Tell that to the ARA General Belgrano! If you Argies can fish it out of such a depth 🇬🇧

[@iainclark5964]

@@genericdude3554 It has the distinction of being the only ship sunk by a nuclear submarine.

[@gastonborraccetti7318]

Me parece que les faltan algunos barquito?

[@raquelalvarez356]

SIIIIIIII? ???? LA LATA DE SARDINAS ARAS SAN JUAN LES PINTARON LA CARA

[@tomblack4634]

Oo la la malbivas las milvinas oo la la

[@jmrrrdann3369]

This was England’s last whimper into the good night, their poor country is lost now..

[@truefalse207]

England is only 1/4 of the United Kingdom and has not existed as a sovereign nation with an army for over 300 years,

[@Greendoor123]

Yes England...not to mention the welsh, Scottish and northern Irish soldiers who gave their lives for the Falklands?

[@vicjones3992]

Go fuck yourself - this is the greatest nation on earth

[@rajesrecipe2492]

UK 🇬🇧

[@heatcheck3]

I hope you all #DefundtheBBC

[@czerbniak75]

coffins