Narrator / Host (mostly Dominic Sandbrook)

If something happened to me at the rest is history and you, Theo and Tabby were saying stuff like that, Tom, I'd be gutted. I'd be absolutely gutted.

If something happened to me at the rest is history and you, Theo and Tabby were saying stuff like that, Tom, I'd be gutted. I'd be absolutely gutted.

If something happened to me at the rest is history and you, Theo and Tabby were saying stuff like that, Tom, I'd be gutted. I'd be absolutely gutted.

Anyway, his flat is always being raided in 1967, 68 by the police. Actually, this whole business about the establishment conspiracies. So here I think you have an example of why the establishment conspiracy stuff doesn't work. The magistrates are constantly kind of letting him off. He'll give him a sentence, then it's overturned on appeal.

Anyway, his flat is always being raided in 1967, 68 by the police. Actually, this whole business about the establishment conspiracies. So here I think you have an example of why the establishment conspiracy stuff doesn't work. The magistrates are constantly kind of letting him off. He'll give him a sentence, then it's overturned on appeal.

Anyway, his flat is always being raided in 1967, 68 by the police. Actually, this whole business about the establishment conspiracies. So here I think you have an example of why the establishment conspiracy stuff doesn't work. The magistrates are constantly kind of letting him off. He'll give him a sentence, then it's overturned on appeal.

Is that because it's perhaps in London and they're just groovier in London? No, I don't think so. I think it's that they're genuinely not. The silly stereotype, which is, oh, they're just hatchet-faced old men, is just not true. They're sensible, decent men.

Is that because it's perhaps in London and they're just groovier in London? No, I don't think so. I think it's that they're genuinely not. The silly stereotype, which is, oh, they're just hatchet-faced old men, is just not true. They're sensible, decent men.

Is that because it's perhaps in London and they're just groovier in London? No, I don't think so. I think it's that they're genuinely not. The silly stereotype, which is, oh, they're just hatchet-faced old men, is just not true. They're sensible, decent men.

Of course, they're small C conservative people, but they're not monsters and they don't hate young people and they don't probably even hate the Rolling Stones, a lot of them. But the judge at the Redlands trial.

Of course, they're small C conservative people, but they're not monsters and they don't hate young people and they don't probably even hate the Rolling Stones, a lot of them. But the judge at the Redlands trial.

Of course, they're small C conservative people, but they're not monsters and they don't hate young people and they don't probably even hate the Rolling Stones, a lot of them. But the judge at the Redlands trial.

I'm talking about the 60s. Yeah, I'm not sure about that. I think that's, I think by and large, you know, there are always sort of parodic Daily Express reading magistrates, but also there are a lot who aren't. And actually in his case, he always gets psychiatrists and therapists and things to testify on his behalf to say quite reasonably, this bloke is on the edge of something.

I'm talking about the 60s. Yeah, I'm not sure about that. I think that's, I think by and large, you know, there are always sort of parodic Daily Express reading magistrates, but also there are a lot who aren't. And actually in his case, he always gets psychiatrists and therapists and things to testify on his behalf to say quite reasonably, this bloke is on the edge of something.

I'm talking about the 60s. Yeah, I'm not sure about that. I think that's, I think by and large, you know, there are always sort of parodic Daily Express reading magistrates, but also there are a lot who aren't. And actually in his case, he always gets psychiatrists and therapists and things to testify on his behalf to say quite reasonably, this bloke is on the edge of something.

You know, he's incredibly flaky. Prison will probably kill him. And actually the magistrates are quite sympathetic. So in 68, when he's up in front of the same people, the same panel, they said to him, you know, again, really? And they gave him a small fine and they said a third time, you really will have to go to prison, but you have to kind of be more sensible.

You know, he's incredibly flaky. Prison will probably kill him. And actually the magistrates are quite sympathetic. So in 68, when he's up in front of the same people, the same panel, they said to him, you know, again, really? And they gave him a small fine and they said a third time, you really will have to go to prison, but you have to kind of be more sensible.

You know, he's incredibly flaky. Prison will probably kill him. And actually the magistrates are quite sympathetic. So in 68, when he's up in front of the same people, the same panel, they said to him, you know, again, really? And they gave him a small fine and they said a third time, you really will have to go to prison, but you have to kind of be more sensible.

So he then went off to Morocco and hung around in Morocco. Yeah. So when he's off in Morocco, the Stones are trying to reboot themselves. So in late 67, early 68, they had reached their nadir with their Satanic Majesty's Request, which was this record. Do you think? I think so.

So he then went off to Morocco and hung around in Morocco. Yeah. So when he's off in Morocco, the Stones are trying to reboot themselves. So in late 67, early 68, they had reached their nadir with their Satanic Majesty's Request, which was this record. Do you think? I think so.