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Battle of the Beanfield (06/06/2025)

June 1985: Travellers are on their way to a music festival at Stonehenge when they're stopped. What happened next resulted in one of the largest mass arrests in British history.

June 1985: Travellers are on their way to a music festival at Stonehenge when they're stopped. What happened next resulted in one of the largest mass arrests in British history. Forty years on, those who were there tell the story of the Battle of the Beanfield.

Produced and presented by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wiltshire's Nick Jewers.

(Supplementary audio material from ITN).

1 hour

Music Played

  • George McCrae

    Rock Your Baby

    • That's The Seventies.
    • EMI.
    • 05.
  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • Best Of The Specials.
    • EMI.
    • 01.
  • RAYE

    Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)

    • Human Re Sources.
  • The Real Thing

    Can You Feel The Force

    • 60 More Classic Dance Hits Of The 70s CD2.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

    • The Very Best Of Toots & The Maytals.
    • Island Records.
    • 6.
  • Beverley Knight

    Shoulda Woulda Coulda

    • Beverley Knight - The Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • Shape Of You.
    • Atlantic Records UK.
    • 01.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Jun 2025 09:00
  • Fri 6 Jun 2025 19:00