Narrator / Host (mostly Dominic Sandbrook)

You could absolutely imagine that. Or you can imagine Henry James living there at the turn of the century or something of that ilk. Exactly. So the incongruity, I think, becomes an enormous part of this story. So Redlands has been in Richards' possession for a couple of years. We'll talk a bit about the house later on.

You could absolutely imagine that. Or you can imagine Henry James living there at the turn of the century or something of that ilk. Exactly. So the incongruity, I think, becomes an enormous part of this story. So Redlands has been in Richards' possession for a couple of years. We'll talk a bit about the house later on.

You could absolutely imagine that. Or you can imagine Henry James living there at the turn of the century or something of that ilk. Exactly. So the incongruity, I think, becomes an enormous part of this story. So Redlands has been in Richards' possession for a couple of years. We'll talk a bit about the house later on.

On the 11th of February, Saturday the 11th of February, the Stones had been working on their next album, the disastrous Their Satanic Majesties Request at the Olympic Sound Studios in London. And they finish up and they all go their separate ways. And Jagger and Richards drive with a group of friends down into Sussex to Redlands. They're going to spend the weekend there.

On the 11th of February, Saturday the 11th of February, the Stones had been working on their next album, the disastrous Their Satanic Majesties Request at the Olympic Sound Studios in London. And they finish up and they all go their separate ways. And Jagger and Richards drive with a group of friends down into Sussex to Redlands. They're going to spend the weekend there.

On the 11th of February, Saturday the 11th of February, the Stones had been working on their next album, the disastrous Their Satanic Majesties Request at the Olympic Sound Studios in London. And they finish up and they all go their separate ways. And Jagger and Richards drive with a group of friends down into Sussex to Redlands. They're going to spend the weekend there.

And it's a very, very late 60s sort of coterie that they have. So one woman who's Marianne Faithfull, who's 20 years old, who had been well known now for three years. She's Mick Jagger's girlfriend. She'd made her kind of explosion onto the scene with the song As Tears Go By. Lovely song written by Jagger and Richards. Kind of sexy posh. Sexy posh, exactly. Yes.

And it's a very, very late 60s sort of coterie that they have. So one woman who's Marianne Faithfull, who's 20 years old, who had been well known now for three years. She's Mick Jagger's girlfriend. She'd made her kind of explosion onto the scene with the song As Tears Go By. Lovely song written by Jagger and Richards. Kind of sexy posh. Sexy posh, exactly. Yes.

And it's a very, very late 60s sort of coterie that they have. So one woman who's Marianne Faithfull, who's 20 years old, who had been well known now for three years. She's Mick Jagger's girlfriend. She'd made her kind of explosion onto the scene with the song As Tears Go By. Lovely song written by Jagger and Richards. Kind of sexy posh. Sexy posh, exactly. Yes.

And they've got a couple of old Etonian sort of art dealers with them, Robert Fraser and Christopher Gibbs. So Robert Fraser is called Groovy Bob, isn't he? Groovy Bob. And they have sort of various other hippies and kind of hangers-on who are called things like Acid King David and stuff like this. Camberwell Carrots all around. Exactly. So they go down there Saturday night.

And they've got a couple of old Etonian sort of art dealers with them, Robert Fraser and Christopher Gibbs. So Robert Fraser is called Groovy Bob, isn't he? Groovy Bob. And they have sort of various other hippies and kind of hangers-on who are called things like Acid King David and stuff like this. Camberwell Carrots all around. Exactly. So they go down there Saturday night.

And they've got a couple of old Etonian sort of art dealers with them, Robert Fraser and Christopher Gibbs. So Robert Fraser is called Groovy Bob, isn't he? Groovy Bob. And they have sort of various other hippies and kind of hangers-on who are called things like Acid King David and stuff like this. Camberwell Carrots all around. Exactly. So they go down there Saturday night.

Sunday, as you described in your lovely reading, they have been out kind of freaking about, as Keith called it. But actually they behave as people do behave on kind of weekends in the country. They've gone for some nice walks. They've taken photos of each other. They've gone on the beach. So it's not a bacchanal. That's the key thing.

Sunday, as you described in your lovely reading, they have been out kind of freaking about, as Keith called it. But actually they behave as people do behave on kind of weekends in the country. They've gone for some nice walks. They've taken photos of each other. They've gone on the beach. So it's not a bacchanal. That's the key thing.

Sunday, as you described in your lovely reading, they have been out kind of freaking about, as Keith called it. But actually they behave as people do behave on kind of weekends in the country. They've gone for some nice walks. They've taken photos of each other. They've gone on the beach. So it's not a bacchanal. That's the key thing.

They have been smoking dope, but it's absolutely not a bacchanal. It's actually just strolling around, chatting aimlessly. And then the police turn up at about 7.30. They've got the telly on. They're listening to records. Marianne Faith was having a bath.

They have been smoking dope, but it's absolutely not a bacchanal. It's actually just strolling around, chatting aimlessly. And then the police turn up at about 7.30. They've got the telly on. They're listening to records. Marianne Faith was having a bath.

They have been smoking dope, but it's absolutely not a bacchanal. It's actually just strolling around, chatting aimlessly. And then the police turn up at about 7.30. They've got the telly on. They're listening to records. Marianne Faith was having a bath.

And the reason the police turn up is they have had a tip off from the News of the World newspaper, now defunct, but then a colossal multi-million copy selling newspaper that specialised in stories about vicars being caught in sex scandals. The News of the World had been tipped off almost certainly from one of the hangers on inside the house.

And the reason the police turn up is they have had a tip off from the News of the World newspaper, now defunct, but then a colossal multi-million copy selling newspaper that specialised in stories about vicars being caught in sex scandals. The News of the World had been tipped off almost certainly from one of the hangers on inside the house.