Violent clashes at Stonehenge

Title

Violent clashes at Stonehenge

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Special

TX Date

1 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Report on the violent clashes between so-called hippies and riot police at Stonehenge following a High Court injunction banning the Mid-Summer festival at the site. Includes coverage of the clashes; interviews with festival goers; Wiltshire’s Assistant Chief Constable Lionel Grundy; local Conservative MP Robert Key. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Robert Key; Lionel Grundy

Keywords

Police; Violence; Subcultures; Riots; Festivals; Stonehenge; Wiltshire; Ancient monuments; New Age Travellers; Countercultures; High courts; Injunctions; Solstices; Protection of monuments

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