Summer solstice activities banned at Stonehenge

Title

Summer solstice activities banned at Stonehenge

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

Report on the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge where a nude protest may take place following the banning of any activity near the protected site after violent clashes in previous years. Archive material from the scene in 1988 where journalist Julie Benson reports and talks to protesters; and vox pop with locals from 1989. Also interviews with Wiltshire Police Inspector John Mason and Alex Rosenberger from Festival Eye Magazine. Oni Bhattacharya reports.

Contributors

John Mason; Julie Benson; Oni Bhattacharya; Alex Rosenberger

Keywords

Police; Violence; Subcultures; Customs and traditions; Stonehenge; Wiltshire; Peaceful protest; Folklore; Ancient monuments; Countercultures; Summer; Nudity; Solstices; Protection of monuments

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