Narrator / Host (mostly Dominic Sandbrook)

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.

that the Stones were there and there were a lot of drugs. The News of the World were very keen on this story because, in a sort of complicated irony, they were already in conflict with Nick Jagger because they had falsely accused him of taking drugs openly in a London club earlier that year. What had actually happened is they'd got him mixed up with Brian Jones

that the Stones were there and there were a lot of drugs. The News of the World were very keen on this story because, in a sort of complicated irony, they were already in conflict with Nick Jagger because they had falsely accused him of taking drugs openly in a London club earlier that year. What had actually happened is they'd got him mixed up with Brian Jones

that the Stones were there and there were a lot of drugs. The News of the World were very keen on this story because, in a sort of complicated irony, they were already in conflict with Nick Jagger because they had falsely accused him of taking drugs openly in a London club earlier that year. What had actually happened is they'd got him mixed up with Brian Jones

Mick Jagger was outraged and was suing them for libel. And so the news of the world were desperate to get dirt on Mick Jagger. It is the kind of newspaper that bears a grudge. It does bear a grudge, exactly. So they tipped off the police. The police had got a search warrant from a special sitting of magistrates in Chichester. And now they arrived, 18 uniformed policemen, men and women.

Mick Jagger was outraged and was suing them for libel. And so the news of the world were desperate to get dirt on Mick Jagger. It is the kind of newspaper that bears a grudge. It does bear a grudge, exactly. So they tipped off the police. The police had got a search warrant from a special sitting of magistrates in Chichester. And now they arrived, 18 uniformed policemen, men and women.

Mick Jagger was outraged and was suing them for libel. And so the news of the world were desperate to get dirt on Mick Jagger. It is the kind of newspaper that bears a grudge. It does bear a grudge, exactly. So they tipped off the police. The police had got a search warrant from a special sitting of magistrates in Chichester. And now they arrived, 18 uniformed policemen, men and women.

And actually, you know what? The raid reflects very well on Britain, I think. Everybody is extremely polite. So Keith Richards, he opens the door to Chief Inspector Diley and his officers. And he says, you know, I've only got one request. I brought these cushions from Morocco. They're very expensive. Can you please make sure you don't tread on them?

And actually, you know what? The raid reflects very well on Britain, I think. Everybody is extremely polite. So Keith Richards, he opens the door to Chief Inspector Diley and his officers. And he says, you know, I've only got one request. I brought these cushions from Morocco. They're very expensive. Can you please make sure you don't tread on them?

And actually, you know what? The raid reflects very well on Britain, I think. Everybody is extremely polite. So Keith Richards, he opens the door to Chief Inspector Diley and his officers. And he says, you know, I've only got one request. I brought these cushions from Morocco. They're very expensive. Can you please make sure you don't tread on them?

And actually, this is not surprising because Keith Richards was very well regarded generally by his neighbours. They regarded him as a polite young man. Which he was. Yes, which he was. So the police arrived, and some of them had been, you know, golly, this is going to be an eye-opener.

And actually, this is not surprising because Keith Richards was very well regarded generally by his neighbours. They regarded him as a polite young man. Which he was. Yes, which he was. So the police arrived, and some of them had been, you know, golly, this is going to be an eye-opener.

And actually, this is not surprising because Keith Richards was very well regarded generally by his neighbours. They regarded him as a polite young man. Which he was. Yes, which he was. So the police arrived, and some of them had been, you know, golly, this is going to be an eye-opener.

And actually, they're slightly taken aback because actually all the guests are doing are listening to Bob Dylan records while getting ready to watch an old 1950s gangster film on TV. And the only woman there is Marianne Faithfull. She has been having this bath. So when they come in, she grabs this gigantic fur rug and wraps herself in it.

And actually, they're slightly taken aback because actually all the guests are doing are listening to Bob Dylan records while getting ready to watch an old 1950s gangster film on TV. And the only woman there is Marianne Faithfull. She has been having this bath. So when they come in, she grabs this gigantic fur rug and wraps herself in it.

And actually, they're slightly taken aback because actually all the guests are doing are listening to Bob Dylan records while getting ready to watch an old 1950s gangster film on TV. And the only woman there is Marianne Faithfull. She has been having this bath. So when they come in, she grabs this gigantic fur rug and wraps herself in it.

Salacious stories which are completely untrue, exactly. And actually, the policemen are not particularly shocked by this. PC Don Rambridge, who was later interviewed about this, gave what I think was a slightly ungallant interview. And I think untrue. He said, she wasn't anything to look at anyway. She was obviously a dropout type.

Salacious stories which are completely untrue, exactly. And actually, the policemen are not particularly shocked by this. PC Don Rambridge, who was later interviewed about this, gave what I think was a slightly ungallant interview. And I think untrue. He said, she wasn't anything to look at anyway. She was obviously a dropout type.

Salacious stories which are completely untrue, exactly. And actually, the policemen are not particularly shocked by this. PC Don Rambridge, who was later interviewed about this, gave what I think was a slightly ungallant interview. And I think untrue. He said, she wasn't anything to look at anyway. She was obviously a dropout type.

but I don't think I mean she clearly was very pretty so this was very harsh of PC Rambridge the thing that really shocked them actually was the incongruity of the stones in this house PC Rambridge it gave us a bit of a shock from the outside it's a beautiful house oldie worldie half beamed then you go inside it's decorated in mauves and blacks all the beams painted like that it turned out to be a real ravers place it really hurt looking at the inside I mean that is 1967 summed up isn't it it's Sergeant Pepper it's