Police and hippies battle at Stonehenge

Title

Police and hippies battle at Stonehenge

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Julie Benson reports from the scene at Stonehenge where riot police battle and beat hippies celebrating the Summer Solstice. Vox pop with participants on the violence used by police and police heard through loudhailer.

Contributors

Julie Benson

Keywords

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

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