Description: Segment 1 In voiceover, Dr Faulkner explains why he signed up to the Nigerian Medical Service four years' previously. He is seen eating breakfast at his home in Nigeria. He describes his arrival in Lagos, where he meets the Director of Medical Services. Another English doctor who has signed up to the Service, Dr Langdon, is also there. The director explains the system of districts in the country and points out on a map where the two doctors will be based, Dr Langdon in the north and Dr Faulkner in the south. Dr Langdon takes the train north and Dr Faulkner flies south with his wife and small son. They stay in Calabar, and Dr Faulkner is seen working at the general hospital there. He examines a variety of patients and describes how the hospital is staffed and the kinds of cases that they treat. The operating theatre is seen during a surgery, and he explains that as there is no anaesthetic apparatus the open drop method is used. The majority of surgeries are hernias. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:03:58:19 Length: 00:03:58:19 Segment 2 The Faulkners' family life is seen, with Mrs Faulkner assisted by a Nigerian domestic help. Their son plays with a monkey in the garden. At mealtime, Dr Faulkner receives a telephone call to attend a suspected outbreak of meningitis in a village. He drives to the village, picking up the Medical Officer of Health on the way. They meet the chief of the village and the District Commissioner. A villager with the illness is seen, and Dr Faulkner explains that many people are already weakened due to hookworm and malaria. They telegraph the mobile health unit and set up a makeshift hospital to treat the epidemic. The field unit arrives, led by Dr Langdon, who takes over the case. Dr Faulkner returns to his normal duties. Time start: 00:03:58:19 Time end: 00:08:36:22 Length: 00:04:38:03 Segment 3 Europeans are seen playing tennis, and Dr Faulkner describes their social life, saying that they play sports, entertain and go to the club. He then goes on a dispensary tour, visiting local clinics in the countryside. He crosses a river and drives through the countryside, remarking on how vast Nigeria is. He arrives at the dispensary, which treats minor complaints, and inspects the more serious cases. He also says that prejudie against European medicine and surgery is disappearing among Nigerians. He leaves on a boat at the end of his 18-month tour, saying he will be back for another tour after his leave (he receives one week of leave per month of his tour). Time start: 00:08:36:22 Time end: 00:13:24:00 Length: 00:04:47:03