Stonehenge hippies beaten by police

Title

Stonehenge hippies beaten by police

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:38

Description

Police force back 3000 hippies at Stonehenge, Wiltshire who were trying to celebrate the summer solstice. Includes vox pop with terrified participants and police loudhailer heard. Julie Benson reports from the scene for IRN.

Contributors

Julie Benson

Keywords

Police; Subcultures; Policing practice; Stonehenge; Wiltshire; Ancient monuments; Countercultures; Solstices; Protection of monuments

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