Narrator / Host (mostly Dominic Sandbrook)

Charlie Watts said his pool was too hot. Whenever you got there, it used to shimmer with heat. You would drive down there on a spring morning and the heat would be rising off the top. So it was too hot. And that's what killed him, according to Charlie Watts. Right.

Exactly. I think that's exactly right. Now, the Rolling Stones had already made a plan to have this concert at Hyde Park on the Saturday, the 5th of July. for the maximum publicity to unveil his replacement, Mick Taylor. So they were going to have this free concert. And the arrangements had already been made. A special souvenir edition of the London Evening Standard. Six different TV crews.

Exactly. I think that's exactly right. Now, the Rolling Stones had already made a plan to have this concert at Hyde Park on the Saturday, the 5th of July. for the maximum publicity to unveil his replacement, Mick Taylor. So they were going to have this free concert. And the arrangements had already been made. A special souvenir edition of the London Evening Standard. Six different TV crews.

Exactly. I think that's exactly right. Now, the Rolling Stones had already made a plan to have this concert at Hyde Park on the Saturday, the 5th of July. for the maximum publicity to unveil his replacement, Mick Taylor. So they were going to have this free concert. And the arrangements had already been made. A special souvenir edition of the London Evening Standard. Six different TV crews.

They were going to be transported to the stage from their hotel in an armoured personnel carrier. Mick Jagger had already ordered his outfit from the boutique Mr Fish. And what an outfit it is. And what an outfit. And they didn't want to scrap it. So Charlie Watts said, let's turn it into a memorial to Brian.

They were going to be transported to the stage from their hotel in an armoured personnel carrier. Mick Jagger had already ordered his outfit from the boutique Mr Fish. And what an outfit it is. And what an outfit. And they didn't want to scrap it. So Charlie Watts said, let's turn it into a memorial to Brian.

They were going to be transported to the stage from their hotel in an armoured personnel carrier. Mick Jagger had already ordered his outfit from the boutique Mr Fish. And what an outfit it is. And what an outfit. And they didn't want to scrap it. So Charlie Watts said, let's turn it into a memorial to Brian.

And so it is that on the 5th of July, this great 1960s set piece at Hyde Park, there are somewhere between a quarter and half a million people. And it is actually a lovely scene. There's no trouble at all. It's a beautiful day. There are lots of people in caftans. They're all eating ice creams by the serpentine. The police are kind of chuckling and, you know, posing for photos or whatever.

And so it is that on the 5th of July, this great 1960s set piece at Hyde Park, there are somewhere between a quarter and half a million people. And it is actually a lovely scene. There's no trouble at all. It's a beautiful day. There are lots of people in caftans. They're all eating ice creams by the serpentine. The police are kind of chuckling and, you know, posing for photos or whatever.

And so it is that on the 5th of July, this great 1960s set piece at Hyde Park, there are somewhere between a quarter and half a million people. And it is actually a lovely scene. There's no trouble at all. It's a beautiful day. There are lots of people in caftans. They're all eating ice creams by the serpentine. The police are kind of chuckling and, you know, posing for photos or whatever.

Now, there are, in a sign of things to come, 50 Hells Angels who have been hired to protect the equipment. But, you know, they get on all right with the crowd. It's all fine. Concert starts at one o'clock, various warm up acts. And then at four o'clock, the stones finally appear. And Tom, there is a bombshell as Mick Jagger unveils this long awaited outfit that he's had specially made by Mr. Fish.

Now, there are, in a sign of things to come, 50 Hells Angels who have been hired to protect the equipment. But, you know, they get on all right with the crowd. It's all fine. Concert starts at one o'clock, various warm up acts. And then at four o'clock, the stones finally appear. And Tom, there is a bombshell as Mick Jagger unveils this long awaited outfit that he's had specially made by Mr. Fish.

Now, there are, in a sign of things to come, 50 Hells Angels who have been hired to protect the equipment. But, you know, they get on all right with the crowd. It's all fine. Concert starts at one o'clock, various warm up acts. And then at four o'clock, the stones finally appear. And Tom, there is a bombshell as Mick Jagger unveils this long awaited outfit that he's had specially made by Mr. Fish.

And Philip Norman, the Stone's biographer, says, whatever the audience were expecting, no one could have expected him to take the stage in lipstick, rouge and eyeshadow and wearing a white frilly garment, which for all the white vest and bell bottoms visible beneath, still resembled nothing so much as a little girl's party dress. It's an amazing moment, isn't it? It is.

And Philip Norman, the Stone's biographer, says, whatever the audience were expecting, no one could have expected him to take the stage in lipstick, rouge and eyeshadow and wearing a white frilly garment, which for all the white vest and bell bottoms visible beneath, still resembled nothing so much as a little girl's party dress. It's an amazing moment, isn't it? It is.

And Philip Norman, the Stone's biographer, says, whatever the audience were expecting, no one could have expected him to take the stage in lipstick, rouge and eyeshadow and wearing a white frilly garment, which for all the white vest and bell bottoms visible beneath, still resembled nothing so much as a little girl's party dress. It's an amazing moment, isn't it? It is.

The Battle of Cressy. Yeah. The Battle of Melbourne. And what was the other one we said? Wolves inventing Europe in the 1950s.

The Battle of Cressy. Yeah. The Battle of Melbourne. And what was the other one we said? Wolves inventing Europe in the 1950s.

The Battle of Cressy. Yeah. The Battle of Melbourne. And what was the other one we said? Wolves inventing Europe in the 1950s.

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